Falls and injuries: Sudden drops in blood pressure, like when standing up, can cause dizziness or fainting and lead to falls. This is particularly of concern in older adults. Reduced blood flow to vital organs: Prolonged cases of symptomatic low blood pressure that goes untreated may affect blo...
Fall injury, Low blood pressure, Diastolic blood pressure, PolypharmacyFall injuries cause morbidity and mortality in older adults. We assessed if low blood pressure (B P) is associated with fall injuries, including sensitivity analyses stratified by antihypertensive med...
Orthostatic hypotension (OH) is a common chronic condition estimated to affect over 30% of older adults. It is characterized as a significant drop in blood pressure upon standing and has been associated with falls, fractures and mortality. Recent research has suggested that vitamin D may have ben...
Declines in cardiovascular mortality have stagnated over the past decade in the United States, driven in part by an increase in deaths among middle-aged adults. There is growing concern that these changes have been concentrated in middle-aged adults with low incomes, a population that is dispropor...
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Longitudinal ABPM studies of larger samples with longer follow-up periods are needed to fully evaluate the long-term prognostic effects of blood pressure in older adults with cognitive impairment. Randomized clinical trials would be able to assess the risks and benefits of antihypertensive treatment ...
Blood Pressure Among Very Low Birth Weight (<1.5 kg) Young Adults MAUREEN HACK, MARK SCHLUCHTER, LYDIA CARTAR, AND MAHBOOB RAHMAN Rainbow Babies and Childrens Hospital [M.H., M.S., L.C.] and University Hospitals of Cleveland [M.R.] and Case Western Reserve University Medical School, ...
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In the present study, there were sex-related dietary differences between robust older adults and those with low muscle mass. Sex differences have been demonstrated in nutritional behavior, styles of nutrition, dietary profiles, approach to nourishment, approach to the location of meal consumption, and...
According tothe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,just over 10 percent of Americans have diabetes, most of whom are older. The U-M survey found that only 28 percent of older adults with diabetes use an app to track blood sugar levels, and only 14 percent use an app to...