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Sedentary time and hospitalization in Canada's middle-aged and older adults
… behaviour in all age groups, especially in older adults. It is associated with chronic conditions, falls and poor physical function. Our purpose was to investigate the association between ST and hospitalization in middle-aged and older adults, considering falls and physical function. …
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The Association between stress levels and problem drinking in middle-aged and older adults
본 연구의 목적은 남녀 중,노년층 성인의 스트레스가 문제음주와 관련성이 있는지를 분석하는 것이다. 2012년 1월부터 12월까지 12개월간 시행된 국민 건강 영양 조사에 참여한 40세 이상 성인 남자 1,667명과 여자 2,323명을 대상으로 네 가지(우울증 현재 유병 여부, 스트레스, 평생 흡연 여부) 변수와 문제 음주 간 관련성을 계산하였다. 이 분석엔 인구통계학적 변수가 포함됐다. 자료의 분석은 SPSS 22.0를 사용하였으며, 빈도 분석, 카이 검정, 로지스틱 회귀분석을 실시하였다. 남녀 성인에서 중년층 남성의 경우 …
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Arterial Destiffening with Weight Loss in Overweight and Obese Middle-Aged and Older Adults
… arterial structural/functional changes and obesity. Therefore, obese middle-aged and older adults are considered a high CVD risk population. In light of the current obesity epidemic and the projected growth of the older population, there is an overwhelming need to determine if weight …
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Examining the Role of Social Resources in Diabetes Control among Middle-Aged and Older Adults
… growing health issue in the United States and across the globe, and is currently the seventh leading cause of death in the United States. Uncontrolled diabetes can lead to other health complications, including coronary heart disease, stroke, kidney disease, vision loss, and Alzheimer’s …
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Acute Impact of Non-Sugar Sweeteners on Glycemia in Middle-Aged and Older Adults with Prediabetes
… increased over the years, particularly in middle-aged and older adults who are coincidentally at increased risk of developing impaired glucose tolerance. However, the understanding of how individual NSS impacts glycemia in this at-risk population is unknown. The objective of these two …
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Media and Memory: The Impact of Presentation Style on Middle Aged and Older Adults' Recall of Health Information
Educational tools such as printed pamphlets and videos can enhance patients' understanding and memory of health-related information, but in order for such materials to be effective, designers of such tools should take care to understand the impact of variables such as the medium in which …
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Adoption and maintenance of health behaviors among middle-aged and older adults: the role of chronic disease diagnosis and depression
… study is a secondary-data analysis of adoption and maintenance of health behavior changes among U.S. middle-aged and older adults. This investigation focused on the impact of a chronic disease diagnosis on the likelihood of a health behavior change and whether the magnitude of change is modified …
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Physical activity and dietary patterns among middle-aged and older adults: insights from the Brazilian longitudinal study of aging (ELSI-BRAZIL)
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'U of I Access', the embargo will last until 2027-05-01
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Influence of Pre-meal Inulin Consumption on Energy Intake in Overweight and Obese Middle-aged and Older Adults: A Pilot Study
Seventy-six percent of men and 71% of women over the age of 55 in the United States are considered overweight or obese,1 and the numbers are expected to rise2 especially since the population is aging.3 Aside from various metabolic comorbidities, such as hypertension, dyslipidemia, and coronary …
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The Influence of Perceived Age, Cohort, and Time Differences on Perceptions of Adult Personality Traits by Young, Middle-Aged, and Older Adults
Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-12T19:53:15Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 7524393.pdf: 7828208 bytes, checksum: 8acdd4954bd738586b67248a13d94d9a (MD5) Previous issue date: 1975
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The Effects of Weight Gain and Atorvastatin Treatment on Arterial Stiffness
… independent predictor of cardiovascular events and mortality in both healthy and diseased populations. The results of several studies suggest that obesity, particularly visceral adiposity, is associated with the accelerated stiffening of central elastic arteries in middle-aged and older adults. …
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Impact of multi-ingredient formulations to optimise exercise performance and training outcomes in physically active adults (>40 to 65 Years Old)
This thesis investigated the short- and long-term effects of protein-based multi-ingredient supplements (MTN) compared the ingestion of isoenergetic carbohydrate-only comparator (COMP) ingested pre- (PREW) or post-workout (POSTW) on functional capacity and body composition in physically active …
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Increased Water Consumption: A Self-Regulatory Strategy for Long-Term Weight Loss Maintenance?
… of the American population is obese (1), and of those successful at losing weight, most return to their baseline weight within three to five years (2). In an effort to increase the success of weight loss maintenance (WTLM), research has focused on strategies that promote self-regulation …
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The effect of weight loss on circulating biomarkers of brain health and executive function
… inhibit subconscious tendencies, remember and manipulate information for immediate use, and remain cognitively flexible. Deficits in EF in overweight and obese individuals may impact the success of weight loss and maintenance efforts. Therefore, understanding the biological links between …
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Using a Three-Dimensional Model to Understand Age Differences in the Framing Effect
… to the framing effect among younger, middle-aged, and older adults. Participants were instructed to pay attention to the facts and numbers, to use their gut feelings, or to use their previous experiences to respond to two decision-making scenarios pertaining to treatment for lung …
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Longitudinal Change In Regional Cortices And Fluid Intelligence
<p>Fluid intelligence (Gf) and crystalized intelligence (Gc) are two factors of the general intelligence. They have distinct age-related trajectories of change. Jung and Haier proposed Parieto-Frontal Integration Theory (P-FIT, 2007) to account for the inter-person variance in reasoning …
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The effects of an 8-week yoga intervention on cognition and functional fitness in older adults
… is becoming increasing popular in the West and there is growing interest in the mental benefits, including cognitive benefits that this mind-body exercise may offer. In spite of being a topical area of enquiry, few randomized control trials have been conducted to explore the cognitive …
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Comparison of Various Display Representation Formats for Older Adults Using Inlab and Remote Usability Testing
The population of seniors is growing and will continue to increase in the next decade. Computer technology holds the promise of enhancing the quality of life and independence of older people as it may increase their ability to perform a variety of tasks. This is true for elderly. By the year 2030, …
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ActiveLifestyle: a persuasive platform to monitor and motivate physical training plan compliance in elderly people
… to increase the number of years of good health and, therefore, maintain independence and quality of life as long as possible. Healthy ageing is characterized by the avoidance of disease and disability, the maintenance of high physical and cognitive function, and sustained engagement in social …
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Neural activity reveals effects of aging on inhibitory processes during word retrieval
… are one of the most frustrating problems in older adults. Poorer access to phonological (speech sound) representation of the target word has been postulated as the underlying deficit, supported by findings of improvement in word retrieval after phonological priming. But the great variability …
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