Values for the microcirculatory flow index (MFI) were + 0.22 (IQR − 0.1 to 0.6), + 0.22 (IQR 0.0 to 0.3), and + 0.06 (IQR − 0.1 to 0.3) for the fresh, medium, and old pRBC age groups, respectively. Lower ∆PPV and transfusion of older blood correlated ...
"But it is an expensive and time consuming procedure - and clinical laboratories would not be able to handle routine screening. Simpler tests such as urine measurements, which appear to work well in children and young adults, do not work in older adults. "When our blood becomes more concentra...
"Keepingsystolic blood pressurein older adults below 150 is important, it's what we consider a mild level of control," Goeres said. "But for older people that level is also good enough. After an extensive review, there was no significant evidence that more intensive management is necessary."...
or blood urea nitrogen. These tests used together give an indication of overall kidney function, but the best way to know if your kidneys are working properly is to measure the glomerular filtration rate (GFR).
Although improvements in BP control have occurred since 1999-2000, there were subgroups of adults (including older adults and non-Hispanic Black adults) who were less likely to have controlled BP. These age and racial/ethnic disparities were reported in studies conducted in the 1980s and 1990s....
ADNI is a longitudinal study of older adults, designed to test whether serial magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), positron emission tomography (PET), other biological markers, and clinical and neuropsychological assessment can be combined to measure the progression of MCI and early AD. ...
This study of elderly women demonstrates that blood lead levels as low as 8 μg/dl were significantly associated with poorer cognitive function as measured by certain neuropsychological tests. Even a slight decrement in cognition would have a large public health impact due to the large number of ...
CHICAGO, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- A study of the University of Illinois (UI) has linked higher levels of several key nutrients in the blood with more efficient brain connectivity and performance on cognitive tests in older adults. The study looked at 32 key nutrients in the Mediterranean diet, ...
(older than 65 y.o.). The middle segment in trajectories for women has additional change of direction presumably associated with menopause, but we leave its investigation for future work. Inside each of the segments, the trajectory was approximately linear. This suggests that over long periods ...
When subjects were stratified by age, younger subjects tended to have a higher risk of MACE than older subjects even when they had similar BPs. In a recent study conducted in the United States on young adults aged < 40 years, even the individuals in elevated BP group had a significantly...