Search Results - "Walker, Rod"
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Glucose Levels and Risk of Frailty
Published in The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences (01-09-2016)“…The association between glucose levels and incident frailty in older persons remains unclear. We examined the extent to which higher glucose levels in older…”
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Risk of Alzheimer's disease or dementia following a cancer diagnosis
Published in PloS one (20-06-2017)“…We evaluated dementia and Alzheimer's disease (AD) risks after a cancer diagnosis in a population-based prospective cohort, the Adult Changes in Thought (ACT)…”
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Benzodiazepine use and risk of incident dementia or cognitive decline: prospective population based study
Published in BMJ (Online) (02-02-2016)“…Objective To determine whether higher cumulative use of benzodiazepines is associated with a higher risk of dementia or more rapid cognitive…”
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Development and Validation of eRADAR: A Tool Using EHR Data to Detect Unrecognized Dementia
Published in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS) (01-01-2020)“…OBJECTIVES Early recognition of dementia would allow patients and their families to receive care earlier in the disease process, potentially improving care…”
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Proton Pump Inhibitor Use and Dementia Risk: Prospective Population‐Based Study
Published in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS) (01-02-2018)“…Objectives To determine whether higher cumulative proton pump inhibitor (PPI) exposure is associated with greater dementia risk. Design Prospective…”
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Diabetic Retinopathy and Dementia Association, Beyond Diabetes Severity
Published in American journal of ophthalmology (01-05-2023)“…•Diabetic retinopathy is associated with increased risk of Alzheimer's disease/dementia.•Mechanisms for diabetic retinopathy (DR) and dementia associations are…”
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Use of Opioids or Benzodiazepines and Risk of Pneumonia in Older Adults: A Population-Based Case-Control Study
Published in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS) (01-10-2011)“…Objectives To examine whether use of opioids or benzodiazepines is associated with risk of community‐acquired pneumonia in older adults. Design…”
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Prescription Opioids and Risk of Dementia or Cognitive Decline: A Prospective Cohort Study
Published in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS) (01-08-2015)“…Objectives To determine whether prescription opioid use is associated with higher dementia risk or greater cognitive decline. Design Prospective cohort study…”
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Device-assessed physical activity and sedentary behavior in a community-based cohort of older adults
Published in BMC public health (18-08-2020)“…Few studies characterize older adult physical activity and sitting patterns using accurate accelerometer and concurrent posture measures. In this descriptive…”
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Renin–Angiotensin–Aldosterone System Inhibitors and COVID-19 Infection or Hospitalization: A Cohort Study
Published in American journal of hypertension (20-04-2021)“…Abstract Background Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) may increase the risk of coronavirus disease 2019…”
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Anticholinergic Medications and Risk of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Elderly Adults: A Population-Based Case-Control Study
Published in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS) (01-03-2015)“…Objectives To determine whether use of anticholinergics is associated with risk of community‐acquired pneumonia in older adults. Design Population‐based…”
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Anesthesia Exposure and Risk of Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease: A Prospective Study
Published in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS) (01-03-2016)“…Objectives To evaluate the associations between anesthesia and dementia or Alzheimer's disease (AD) risk using prospectively collected data. Design Cohort…”
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Current use of estrogen-containing oral contraceptives or hormone therapy and risk of COVID-19 infection and hospitalization: a population-based cohort study
Published in American journal of epidemiology (07-10-2024)“…The association between current use of oral contraceptives (OCs) among women younger than 50 years (n = 306 541), and hormone therapy (HT) among women aged 50…”
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The Impact of Opioid Risk Reduction Initiatives on High-Dose Opioid Prescribing for Patients on Chronic Opioid Therapy
Published in The journal of pain (01-01-2016)“…Avoiding high opioid doses may reduce chronic opioid therapy (COT) risks, but the feasibility of reducing opioid doses in community practice is unknown…”
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Association Between Medications Acting on the Central Nervous System and Fall-Related Injuries in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A New User Cohort Study
Published in The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences (17-04-2020)“…Abstract Background It is well established that individual medications that affect the central nervous system (CNS) increase falls risk in older adults…”
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Investigation of the association of military employment and Parkinson's disease with a validated Parkinson's disease case-finding strategy
Published in Brain injury (16-04-2023)“…Persons with military involvement may be more likely to have Parkinson's disease (PD) risk factors. As PD is rare, case finding remains a challenge,…”
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Incident Dementia, Glycated Hemoglobin (HbA1c) Levels, and Potentially Preventable Hospitalizations in People Aged 65 and Older With Diabetes
Published in The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences (01-11-2021)“…Abstract Background This study was aimed to determine whether incident dementia and HbA1c levels are associated with increased rates of potentially preventable…”
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Cognitive Resilience to Alzheimer's Disease Pathology in the Human Brain
Published in Journal of Alzheimer's disease (01-01-2019)“…Past research has focused on risk factors for developing dementia, with increasing recognition of "resilient" people who live to old age with intact cognitive…”
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Association Between Diabetes Severity and Risks of COVID-19 Infection and Outcomes
Published in Journal of general internal medicine : JGIM (01-05-2023)“…Background Little is known about whether diabetes increases the risk of COVID-19 infection and whether measures of diabetes severity are related to COVID-19…”
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Assessing robustness of hazard ratio estimates to outcome misclassification in longitudinal panel studies with application to Alzheimer's disease
Published in PloS one (22-12-2017)“…Analyses of imperfectly assessed time to event outcomes give rise to biased hazard ratio estimates. This bias is a common challenge for studies of Alzheimer's…”
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