Lower Body Function and Mortality in Mexican American Elderly People

Markides, Kyriakos S.; Black, Sandra A.; Ostir, Glenn V.; Angel, Ronald J.; Guralnik, Jack M.; Lichtenstein, Michael J.

doi:10.1093/gerona/56.4.m243

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“…57 The 6-minute walk test and similar walking tests are associated with multiple domains of physical function and outcomes in the elderly and patients with CVD. [57][58][59][60] These results strongly suggest that in addition to improved survival, higher CRF is related to better health and physical function in elderly individuals. In addition to enhanced CRF, improving functional status and attenuating frailty are important objectives for the application of exercise therapy.…”

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The Importance of Cardiorespiratory Fitness in the United States: The Need for a National Registry

Kaminsky¹,

Arena

Beckie³

et al. 2013

Circulation

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Section: Importance Of Crfmentioning

confidence: 84%

The Importance of Cardiorespiratory Fitness in the United States: The Need for a National Registry

Kaminsky¹,

Arena

Beckie³

et al. 2013

Circulation

316

209

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“…Multiple factors lead to an unfavorable prognosis and markedly higher incidence of complications in elderly patients following surgery for intracranial meningioma (9)(10)(11). Elderly patients may have various degrees of compromised physical function and complications with comorbidities in other systems.…”

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Clinical multifactorial analysis of early postoperative seizures in elderly patients following meningioma resection

Zhang

Wang

Guo

et al. 2015

Molecular and Clinical Oncology

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Abstract. The aim of the present study was to identify the major factors correlated with early postoperative seizures in elderly patients who had undergone a meningioma resection, and subsequently, to develop a logistic regression equation for assessing the seizures risk. Fourteen factors possibly correlated with early postoperative seizures in a cohort of 209 elderly patients who had undergone meningioma resection, as analyzed by multifactorial stepwise logistic regression. Phenobarbital sodium (0.1 g, intramuscularly) was administered to all 209 patients 30 min prior to undergoing surgery. All the patients had no previous history of seizures. The correlation of the 14 clinical factors (gender, tumor site, dyskinesia, peritumoral brain edema (PTBE), tumor diameter, pre-and postoperative prophylaxes, surgery time, tumor adhesion, circumscription, blood supply, intraoperative transfusion, original site of the tumor and dysphasia) was assessed in association with the risk for post-operative seizures. Tumor diameter, postoperative prophylactic antiepileptic drug (PPAD) administration, PTBE and tumor site were entered as risk factors into a mathematical regression model. The odds ratio (OR) of the tumor diameter was >1, and PPAD administration showed an OR >1, relative to a non-prophylactic group. A logistic regression equation was obtained and the sensitivity, specificity and misdiagnosis rates were 91.4, 74.3 and 25.7%, respectively. Tumor diameter, PPAD administration, PTBE and tumor site were closely correlated with early postoperative seizures; PTBE and PPAD administration were risk and protective factors, respectively.

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“…The usual gait speed evaluation has been used in studies evaluating balance and physical mobility both before, during and after programs of functional rehabilitation in patients with stroke sequelae [10][11][12] . Usual gait speed can be easily obtained by requesting the individual to walk at normal speed on a flat surface for a predetermined distance (usually between 6 and 15 m).…”

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Usual gait speed assessment in middle-aged and elderly Brazilian subjects

Novaes¹,

Miranda²,

Dourado³

2011

Rev. bras. fisioter.

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Objectives: To evaluate the usual gait speed of asymptomatic adult and elderly Brazilians with a 10-meter walk test and to compare the results with foreign reference values. Methods: Seventy-nine asymptomatic volunteers ≥40 years old of both genders were assessed.After anamnesis, anthropometry and the application of a habitual physical activity questionnaire, the volunteers were submitted to a 10-meter walk test at usual speed by means of which gait speed, the number of steps and length of stride were calculated. Results:Except for age, all study variables were significantly lower in women. Subjects ≥70 years old presented a significantly lower gait speed than subjects between 40 and 49 years old and between 50 and 59 in both men (1.09±0.18 m/s, 1.35±0.11 m/s and 1.34±0.22 m/s, respectively) and women (1.02±0,10 m/s, 1.27±0.20 m/s and 1.27±0,15 m/s), respectively). Gait speed showed moderate correlations with age (r=-0.41, p<0.001) and height (r=0.35, p=0.001). After multiple regression analysis, age and gender were selected as relevant attributes of gait speed in that they explained 24.6% of this variable. The gait speed values in this study were significantly lower than foreign reference values (p<0.05). Conclusions: The gait speed presented age-related decline and values significantly lower than those described for foreign populations. This finding indicates the need for comprehensive investigation of gait speed reference values for the Brazilian population.Key words: gait kinematics; gait speed; 10-meter walk test. ResumoObjetivos: Avaliar a velocidade usual da marcha (VM) por meio de teste de caminhada de 10 m (TC10m) em adultos e idosos assintomáticos brasileiros e compará-la com os valores de referência estrangeiros. Palavras-chave: cinemática da marcha; velocidade da marcha; teste de caminhada de 10m.

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Lower Body Function and Mortality in Mexican American Elderly People

Abstract: Background. The purpose of this analysis was to examine the differential impact of performance-based and selfreported lower body measures on 2-year mortality in Mexican American elderly persons.

Cited by 79 publications

References 21 publications

The Importance of Cardiorespiratory Fitness in the United States: The Need for a National Registry

The Importance of Cardiorespiratory Fitness in the United States: The Need for a National Registry

Clinical multifactorial analysis of early postoperative seizures in elderly patients following meningioma resection

Usual gait speed assessment in middle-aged and elderly Brazilian subjects

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