Muscle strength in the Mataró aging study participants and its relationship to successful aging

Abstract

Muscle strength is positively associated with the successful aging condition, and may be one of its functional links, reflecting the integrated health status of old men and women. The systematic inclusion of the measurement of muscle strength may be helpful in clinical evaluation of the elderly.

Long‐term effect of ghrelin on nutritional status and functional capacity in the elderly: a population‐based cohort study

“…This sexual dimorphism in frailty with ageing has already been observed in many studies 15,18,19 and is probably determined by different intrinsic gender conditions as well as to some previous potential survival bias. Women had poorer nutritional status than men when first evaluated and in 39% of them it worsened during follow-up in comparison to 18% of men.…”

“…15 A random sample of persons aged 70 years or older was taken from the municipal census of Mataró and Argentona (Barcelona, Spain). 15 A random sample of persons aged 70 years or older was taken from the municipal census of Mataró and Argentona (Barcelona, Spain).…”

Hormonal determinants and effect of ER22/23EK glucocorticoid receptor gene polymorphism on health status deterioration in the participants of the Mataró Ageing Study

“…The general characteristics of the participants have been described elsewhere (PuigDomingo et al 2008). Cardiovascular risk factors were highly prevalent in both women and men and most of them were taking medication for these conditions (Puig-Domingo et al 2008); however, none of these treatments influenced the relationships described in this paper. The study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Hospital de Mataró.…”

Aging phenotype and its relationship with IGF-I gene promoter polymorphisms in elderly people living in Catalonia

“…All subjects of the present study were participating in the Mataró Ageing Study, a population-based cohort study designed to identify risk factors of frailty among older people who were selected from the inhabitants of Mataró and Argentona (Barcelona, Spain), and have been previously described elsewhere [13]. All non-institutionalized residents aged 70 years or older were eligible for the study.…”