Elderly Japanese
Positive effects of a qigong and aerobic exercise program on physical health in elderly Japanese women: an exploratory study
... in elderly Japanese women by focusing on physical function and body fat parameters that would be expected to demonstrate any positive effects [9, 10] of an exercise program in elderly ...in ...
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Association between human T cell leukemia virus type-1 (HTLV-1) infection and advanced periodontitis in relation to atherosclerosis among elderly Japanese: a cross-sectional study
... that include endothelial function-related data such as flow-mediated dilation (FMD) will be necessary. This study did not include confirmatory tests for detection of HTLV-1. In spite of that, we believe that the ...
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Design and baseline characteristics of a prospective cohort study for determinants of osteoporotic fracture in community dwelling elderly Japanese men: the Fujiwara kyo Osteoporosis Risk in Men (FORMEN) Study
... in Elderly Japanese (Primary Investigator: Norio Kurumatani, ...the elderly men and women in ...independent elderly people: A report from a world's top longevity country, Japan, ...
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Relationship between Dietary Habits and Plasma Homocysteine Concentrations in Elderly Japanese Women and Men
... The plasma homocysteine concentration is a good indicator of various diseas- es such as cardiovascular disease, stroke, and dementia. This study examined the relationship between plasma homocysteine concentrations and ...
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Case Report Definitive radiation therapy for an elderly Japanese patient with advanced clear cell adenocarcinoma of the uterine cervix: a rare case report and review of the literature
... an elderly Japanese patient with advanced-stage cervical ...are elderly- onset, definitive radiation therapy may be selected more frequently in the ...
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Development of low-volume, high-intensity, aerobic-type interval training for elderly Japanese men: a feasibility study
... for elderly popula- tions even if the workload is determined ...novel elderly Japanese male version of the HIAT (EJ-HIAT) and 2) preliminary data (heart rate [HR], percentage of maximal oxygen ...
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Age-related changes in muscle strength and spinal kyphosis angles in an elderly Japanese population
... the elderly Japanese population, little is known about the age-related changes and sex-related differences in muscle strength, including of the upper and lower extremities and back ...
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Evaluation of anthropometric parameters and physical fitness in elderly Japanese
... skeletal muscle mass. It has also been well reported that there is significant loss in oxygen uptake at the ventilatory threshold (VT) –which is also considered an accurate and reliable parameter of aerobic exercise ...
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Locomotive syndrome is associated with body composition and cardiometabolic disorders in elderly Japanese women
... In the present study, we found that participants with LS were shorter than those without LS. Shorter height has been reported to be significantly associated with fear of falling in elderly Japanese ...
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Examination of useful items for the assessment of fall risk in the community-dwelling elderly Japanese population
... the elderly are influenced by multiple factors and the cause (source) of falls in individuals also varies; conse- quently, fall risk assessments should be carried out com- prehensively [3, ...healthy ...
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Effect of a 2-hour interval between dinner and bedtime on glycated haemoglobin levels in middle-aged and elderly Japanese people: a longitudinal analysis of 3-year health check-up data
... results The cohort comprised 1573 individuals in 2012, two-thirds of whom were women. The mean HbA1c level was 5.20% in 2012 and 5.58% in 2013 and 2014. A total of 83 (16.1%) men and 70 (7.5%) women fell asleep within 2 ...
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A pilot study of allostatic load among elderly Japanese living on Hizen-Oshima Island
... Slightly elevated average blood pressure (142/81 mmHg, sd 16/10) is observed in this sample of Japanese elders (Table 2) compared to the United States (136/74 mmHg), but not European standards (150/85 mmHg at ages ...
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Platelets as an indicator of vascular repair in elderly Japanese men
... Platelets and circulating CD34-positive cells have been reported to contribute to vascular repair (endothelial repair and developing atherosclerosis). And because hypertension is known to be a strong vascular impairment ...
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The Relationship between Living Environment and Oral Function in Elderly Japanese
... TPM-01, a tongue pressure measuring instrument (manufactured by JMS Co., Ltd., Hiroshima, Japan), was used to measure tongue pressure. This tongue pressure measuring instrument comprises a digital tongue pressure meter, ...
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<p>Identification of eyes at risk of acute primary angle-closure in elderly Japanese patients</p>
... ACA, Anterior chamber angle; ACD, Anterior chamber depth; ACV, Anterior chamber volume; APAC, Acute primary angle- closure; AUC, Area under the curve; IOP, Intraocular pressure; PAC, Pri[r] ...
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Efficacy and safety of febuxostat in elderly female patients
... Elderly Japanese patients (65 years of age or older) who were treated with febuxostat at Fujita Health University Hospital from January 2012 to December 2013 were included in the ...
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Reference values for hand grip strength in Japanese community-dwelling elderly: a meta-analysis
... in elderly Japanese adults aged 65–74 years is calculated using the formula in Table 2, the results are ...in Japanese men when compared to Italian ...between elderly Japanese women ...
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Economic burden of community-acquired pneumonia among elderly patients: a Japanese perspective
... among elderly patients ...among elderly Japanese patients, as well as the per-episode and total treatment costs according to disease severity and risk ...
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The effects of socio-economic status and physical health on the long-term care needs of Japanese urban elderly: a chronological study
... among elderly Japanese urban ...the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (H10-Health-042), and a Grant in-Aid for Scientific Research (B) from the Japanese Ministry of Education, ...
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Association between body mass index and mortality among institutionalized elderly adults in Japan
... US elderly population and suggested that BMI within the range 25–30 kg/m 2 was associated with the lowest ...institutionalized elderly Japanese people, BMI between 23 and 25 kg/m 2 may be ideal in ...
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