Search Results - "Scherr, Paul A."

Alzheimer disease in the United States (2010–2050) estimated using the 2010 census by Hebert, Liesi E, Weuve, Jennifer, Scherr, Paul A, Evans, Denis A

“…OBJECTIVES:To provide updated estimates of Alzheimer disease (AD) dementia prevalence in the United States from 2010 through 2050. METHODS:Probabilities of AD…”
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Contribution of Alzheimer disease to mortality in the United States by James, Bryan D, Leurgans, Sue E, Hebert, Liesi E, Scherr, Paul A, Yaffe, Kristine, Bennett, David A

“…OBJECTIVE:To assess the burden of mortality attributable to Alzheimer disease (AD) dementia in the United States. METHODS:Data came from 2,566 persons aged 65…”
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Relation of the tocopherol forms to incident Alzheimer disease and to cognitive change by Morris, M.C, Evans, D.A, Tangney, C.C, Bienias, J.L, Wilson, R.S, Aggarwal, N.T, Scherr, P.A

“…Background: High intake of vitamin E from food (tocopherol), but not from supplements (which usually contain alpha-tocopherol), is inversely associated with…”
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Is the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease greater for women than for men? by HEBERT, Liesi E, SCHERR, Paul A, MCCANN, Judith J, BECKETT, Laurel A, EVANS, Denis A

“…A large proportion of people with Alzheimer's disease (AD) are women; however, it is not clear whether this is due to higher risk of disease or solely to the…”
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Deaths in the United States among persons with Alzheimer's disease (2010–2050) by Weuve, Jennifer, Hebert, Liesi E, Scherr, Paul A, Evans, Denis A

“…Abstract Background Alzheimer's disease (AD) profoundly affects the end-of-life experience. Yet, counts of deaths attributable to AD understate this burden of…”
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Upper and Lower Extremity Motor Performance and Functional Impairment in Alzheimer’s Disease by Hebert, Liesi E., Bienias, Julia L., McCann, Judith J., Scherr, Paul A., Wilson, Robert S., Evans, Denis A.

“…This report examines the relation of upper and lower extremity motor performance to functional impairment among 371 persons with probable Alzheimer’s disease…”
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Prevalence of Alzheimer Disease in US States by Weuve, Jennifer, Hebert, Liesi E., Scherr, Paul A., Evans, Denis A.

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Disability in basic and instrumental activities of daily living is associated with faster rate of decline in cognitive function of older adults by Rajan, Kumar B, Hebert, Liesi E, Scherr, Paul A, Mendes de Leon, Carlos F, Evans, Denis A

“…The purpose of this study is to examine whether physical disability is associated with faster rate of decline in cognitive function. A longitudinal…”
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Association between blood pressure and cognitive function in a biracial community population of older persons by Morris, Martha Clare, Scherr, Paul A, Hebert, Liesi E, Bennett, David A, Wilson, Robert S, Glynn, Robert J, Evans, Denis A

“…We examined whether or not blood pressure is related to cognitive function in a cross-sectional study of a biracial community of 5,816 persons aged 65 years…”
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Neighborhood Social Cohesion and Disorder in Relation to Walking in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Multilevel Analysis by Mendes de Leon, Carlos F., Cagney, Kathleen A., Bienias, Julia L., Barnes, Lisa L., Skarupski, Kimberly A., Scherr, Paul A., Evans, Denis A.

“…Objectives: To examine the role of neighborhood social conditions and walking in community-dwelling older adults. Methods: A multi-level analysis of data from…”
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Dietary Intake of Antioxidant Nutrients and the Risk of Incident Alzheimer Disease in a Biracial Community Study by Morris, Martha Clare, Evans, Denis A, Bienias, Julia L, Tangney, Christine C, Bennett, David A, Aggarwal, Neelum, Wilson, Robert S, Scherr, Paul A

“…CONTEXT Oxidative processes have been suggested as elements in the development of Alzheimer disease (AD), but whether dietary intake of vitamin E and other…”
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Racial differences in the association of education with physical and cognitive function in older blacks and whites by Barnes, Lisa L, Wilson, Robert S, Hebert, Liesi E, Scherr, Paul A, Evans, Denis A, Mendes de Leon, Carlos F

“…Few studies have explicitly tested whether the health disadvantage among older blacks is consistent across the entire range of education. We examined racial…”
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Rate of Cognitive Decline Before and After the Onset of Functional Limitations in Older Persons by Rajan, Kumar B, Hebert, Liesi E, Scherr, Paul A, Mendes de Leon, Carlos F, Evans, Denis A

“…Loss in physical function is indicative of deterioration in physiological health that may also be associated with deterioration in neurological health. The…”
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Annual incidence of Alzheimer disease in the United States projected to the years 2000 through 2050 by HEBERT, Liesi E, BECKETT, Laurel A, SCHERR, Paul A, EVANS, Denis A

“…Alzheimer disease will affect increasing numbers of people as baby boomers (persons born between 1946 and 1964) age. This work reports projections of the…”
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A prospective population-based study of differences in elder self-neglect and mortality between black and white older adults by Dong, XinQi, Simon, Melissa A, Fulmer, Terry, Mendes de Leon, Carlos F, Hebert, Liesi E, Beck, Todd, Scherr, Paul A, Evans, Denis A

“…Self-neglect is the behavior of an elderly person that threatens his or her own health and safety, and it is associated with increased morbidity and mortality…”
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Thiazide Diuretic Agents and the Incidence of Hip Fracture by LaCroix, Andrea Z, Wienpahl, Jan, White, Lon R, Wallace, Robert B, Scherr, Paul A, George, Linda K, Cornoni-Huntley, Joan, Ostfeld, Adrian M

“…Thiazide diuretic agents lower the urinary excretion of calcium. Their use has been associated with increased bone density, but their role in preventing hip…”
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Association of incident Alzheimer disease and blood pressure measured from 13 years before to 2 years after diagnosis in a large community study by Morris, M C, Scherr, P A, Hebert, L E, Glynn, R J, Bennett, D A, Evans, D A

“…It is uncertain whether high blood pressure increases the risk of developing Alzheimer disease (AD). To examine the association between incident AD and blood…”
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Relation of blood pressure to cognitive function in the elderly by Scherr, P A, Hebert, L E, Smith, L A, Evans, D A

“…Clinical case-control studies of the relation between blood pressure and cognitive function have generally found lower function among hypertensives. Most of…”
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Alzheimer disease in the US population: prevalence estimates using the 2000 census by Hebert, Liesi E, Scherr, Paul A, Bienias, Julia L, Bennett, David A, Evans, Denis A

“…Current and future estimates of Alzheimer disease (AD) are essential for public health planning. To provide prevalence estimates of AD for the US population…”
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Current and Remote Blood Pressure and Cognitive Decline by Glynn, Robert J, Beckett, Laurel A, Hebert, Liesi E, Morris, Martha Clare, Scherr, Paul A, Evans, Denis A

“…CONTEXT Previous studies raise the possibility that blood pressure (BP) in middle age predicts later cognitive decline. OBJECTIVE To examine prospectively the…”
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