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Prevalence of and factors associated with frailty and disability in older adults from China, Ghana, India, Mexico, Russia and South Africa by Biritwum, R.B, Minicuci, N, Yawson, A.E, Theou, O, Mensah, G.P, Naidoo, N, Wu, F, Guo, Y, Zheng, Y, Jiang, Y, Maximova, T, Kalula, S, Arokiasamy, P, Salinas-Rodríguez, A, Manrique-Espinoza, B, Snodgrass, J.J, Sterner, K.N, Eick, G, Liebert, M.A, Schrock, J, Afshar, S, Thiele, E, Vollmer, S, Harttgen, K, Strulik, H, Byles, JE, Rockwood, K, Mitnitski, A, Chatterji, S, Kowal, P

“…Highlights • Estimates are provided of the prevalence of frailty and disability in older adult populations in China, Ghana, India, Mexico, Russia and South…”
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Penile doppler ultrasound predicts cardiovascular events in men with erectile dysfunction by Caretta, N., De Rocco Ponce, M., Minicuci, N., Palego, P., Valente, U., Garolla, A., Ferlin, A., Foresta, C.

“…Background Traditional risk factors used to assess cardiovascular risk miss a significant population who are indeed at risk for future cardiac events. Erectile…”
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Hypertension in developing countries by Kowal, P, Arokiasamy, P, Ridaura, R Lopez, Yong, J, Minicuci, N, Chatterji, S

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WS10.6 Intra-individual biological variation in sweat chloride concentrations by Cirilli, N, Raia, V, De Gregorio, F, Di Pietro, M, Tosco, A, Salvadori, L, Sepe, A, Buzzetti, R, Minicuci, N, Rocco, I, Castaldo, G, Nardiello, P

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Prevalence rate and correlates of depressive symptoms in older individuals: the Veneto Study by Minicuci, Nadia, Maggi, Stefania, Pavan, Mara, Enzi, Giuliano, Crepaldi, Gaetano

“…Depressive symptoms (DS) are very common in elders, particularly among women, and their prevalence rates vary widely across countries. A random sample of…”
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MDMA (`ecstasy') consumption in the context of polydrug abuse: a report on 150 patients by Schifano, F, Di Furia, L, Forza, G, Minicuci, N, Bricolo, R

“…The present study examined the characteristics and the possible psychopathological consequences of ecstasy (MDMA, 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine) use. One…”
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Prevalence rate of urinary incontinence in community-dwelling elderly individuals: the Veneto study by Maggi, S, Minicuci, N, Langlois, J, Pavan, M, Enzi, G, Crepaldi, G

“…Urinary incontinence (UI) is a common problem in elderly people, due mainly to functional impairments and concurrent medical diseases. Few studies, however,…”
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Influence of level of education on disability free life expectancy by sex: the ILSA study by Minicuci, N., Noale for the ILSA group, M.

“…To assess the effect of education on Disability Free Life Expectancy among older Italians, using a hierarchical model as indicator of disability, with…”
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Ten-year trends in vitamin intake in free-living healthy elderly people: The risk of subclinical malnutrition by Toffanello, E. D., Inelmen, E. M., Minicuci, N., Campigotto, F., Sergi, G., Coin, A., Miotto, F., Enzi, G., Manzato, E.

“…Objective To explore the trends of vitamin intake over a 10-year follow-up in a group of successfully aging elderly people. Design Longitudinal study. Setting…”
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A harmonized measure of activities of daily living was a reliable and valid instrument for comparing disability in older people across countries by Pluijm, S.M.F., Bardage, C., Nikula, S., Blumstein, T., Jylhä, M., Minicuci, N., Zunzunegui, M.V., Pedersen, N.L., Deeg, D.J.H.

“…Our aim was to construct a harmonized measure of activities of daily living (ADL) across six countries, and to evaluate the reliability and validity of this…”
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Ten-year trends in dietary intake, health status and mortality rates in free-living elderly people by Toffanello, E. D., Inelmen, E. M., Minicuci, N., Campigotto, F., Sergi, Giuseppe, Coin, A., Miotto, F., Enzi, G., Manzato, E.

“…Objective To explore the trends of food preferences and nutrient intake over a 10-year follow-up in a group of successfully aging elderly. Design Longitudinal…”
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Predictors of subjective well-being among older Ghanaians by Calys-Tagoe, B N L, Hewlett, S A, Dako-Gyeke, P, Yawson, A E, Baddoo, N A, Seneadza, N A H, Mensah, G, Minicuci, N, Naidoo, N, Chatterji, S, Kowal, P, Biritwum, R B

“…Later years of life are accompanied by many physical, emotional and environmental changes which may impact on the well-being of the individual. Many factors…”
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Identification of factorial structure of MMSE based on elderly cognitive destiny: the Italian Longitudinal Study on Aging by Noale, M, Limongi, F, Minicuci, N

“…The Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) is one of the most commonly used instruments in the evaluation of global cognitive status, but only few studies have…”
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The diagnostic value of bronchoalveolar lavage and transbronchial lung biopsy in cryptogenic organizing pneumonia by Poletti, V, Cazzato, S, Minicuci, N, Zompatori, M, Burzi, M, Schiattone, ML

“…In order to determine the diagnostic value of bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) and transbronchial lung biopsy (TBLB) in cryptogenic organizing pneumonia (COP) a…”
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Depressive Symptoms and Development of Coronary Heart Disease Events: The Italian Longitudinal Study on Aging by Marzari, Chiara, Maggi, Stefania, Manzato, Enzo, Destro, Carla, Noale, Marianna, Bianchi, Daniele, Minicuci, Nadia, Farchi, Gino, Baldereschi, Marzia, Di Carlo, Antonio, Crepaldi, Gaetano

“…Background. Studies on the association between depressive symptomatology (DS) and cardiovascular events and mortality in elderly persons have yielded…”
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Dementia and disability: impact on mortality. The Italian Longitudinal Study on Aging by Noale, M, Maggi, S, Minicuci, N, Marzari, C, Destro, C, Farchi, G, Scafato, E, Baldereschi, M, Di Carlo, A, Crepaldi, G

“…Dementia is known to be associated with excess mortality. Physical disability, as a marker of dementia severity, is often considered the last step on the way…”
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Disability and social ties: comparative findings of the CLESA study by Zunzunegui, M V, Rodriguez-Laso, A, Otero, A, Pluijm, S M F, Nikula, S, Blumstein, T, Jylhä, M, Minicuci, N, Deeg, D J H

“…The associations between prevalence, incidence and recovery from activities of daily living (ADL) disability and social ties among community-dwelling persons…”
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: the Disability Adjusted Life Years in northern Italy by Minicuci, N, Benacchio, L, Noale, M, Campigotto, F, Balzi, D, Franzo, A, Masiero, L, Bovo, C, Olivieri, A

“…The DALY measure represents a new tool for improving the capacity of local health unit to assess population health needs and priorities. Our study aimed to…”
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Hypertension among older adults in low-and middle-income countries: prevalence, awareness and control by LLOYD-SHERLOCK, Peter, BEARD, John, MINICUCI, Nadia, EBRAHIM, Shah, CHATTERJI, Somnath

“…This study uses data from the World Health Organization's Study on Global Ageing and Adult Health (SAGE) to examine patterns of hypertension prevalence,…”
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Predictors of Transitions in Vitality: The Italian Longitudinal Study on Aging by Minicuci, Nadia, Marzari, Chiara, Maggi, Stefania, Noale, Marianna, Senesi, Antonella, Crepaldi, Gaetano

“…It is widely acknowledged that there is a strong need to identify which modifiable risk factors predict healthy aging to use this information as the scientific…”
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