Motives for volunteering are associated with mortality risk in older adults.

2012 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 87-96 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara Konrath ◽  
Andrea Fuhrel-Forbis ◽  
Alina Lou ◽  
Stephanie Brown
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Mortality Risk ◽  
Motives For Volunteering

scholarly journals 306 - Loneliness and mortality in older adults and the role of depression

2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (S1) ◽  
pp. 64-64
Author(s):  
T.J. Holwerda ◽  
D. Rhebergen ◽  
H.C. Comijs ◽  
J.J.M. Dekker ◽  
M.L. Stek
Keyword(s):  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Mortality Risk ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Clinical Perspective ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Underlying Mechanisms ◽  
Dexamethasone Suppression

Background:The prevalence of loneliness increases with age. The presence of loneliness in older adults has been found to be associated with health problems such as depression, decreased cognitive functioning, increases in systolic blood pressure and increased mortality. The underlying mechanisms of the higher mortality risk are largely unknown.Methods:Meta-analysis to investigate the present evidence for the associations between loneliness and mortality. Cross-sectional studies investigating the associations between loneliness and cardiovascular disease and between loneliness and cortisol in 378 depressed and 132 non-depressed older adults.Results:Loneliness appears to be associated with increased mortality, although when only studies are included that consider depression as a covariate, the association is not significant. Therefore it seems likely that depression plays a mediating role in the higher mortality risk.We did not find a significant association between loneliness and cardiovascular disease. In contrast, loneliness was significantly associated with lower cortisol output and decreased dexamethasone suppression.Discussion:The results and their implications for prevention and treatment will be discussed from a clinical perspective as well as a general health perspective. Is loneliness as potentially dangerous as depression?

Declining energy predicts incident mobility disability and mortality risk in healthy older adults

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Briana N. Sprague ◽  
Xiaonan Zhu ◽  
Rebecca C. Ehrenkranz ◽  
Qu Tian ◽  
Theresa A. Gmelin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Mortality Risk ◽  
Mobility Disability ◽  
Healthy Older Adults

scholarly journals ‘Fat but powerful’ paradox: association of muscle power and adiposity markers with all-cause mortality in older adults from the EXERNET multicentre study

2021 ◽  
pp. bjsports-2020-103720
Author(s):  
Julian Alcazar ◽  
David Navarrete-Villanueva ◽  
Asier Mañas ◽  
Alba Gómez-Cabello ◽  
Raquel Pedrero-Chamizo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Waist Circumference ◽  
Older People ◽  
Multicentre Study ◽  
Mortality Risk ◽  
Muscle Power ◽  
Smoking Status ◽  
Relative Power ◽  
Fat Percentage ◽  
All Cause Mortality

ObjectivesTo assess the influence of muscle power and adiposity on all-cause mortality risk and to evaluate the ‘fat but powerful’ (F+P) (or ‘fat but fit’) paradox in older adults.MethodsA total of 2563 older adults (65‒91 years old) from the EXERNET multicentre study were included. Adiposity (body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, body fat percentage (BF%) and fat index), allometric and relative power (sit-to-stand muscle power test) and various covariates (age, sex, hypertension, smoking status and walking and sitting times per day) were registered at baseline. All-cause mortality was recorded during a median follow-up of 8.9 years. Participants were classified into four groups: lean and powerful (L+P), F+P, lean but weak and fat and weak (F+W). Cox proportional hazard regression models and adjusted HRs were calculated.ResultsAccording to BMI and waist circumference, all-cause mortality risk was reduced in the F+P (HR=0.55 and 0.63, p=0.044 and 0.049, respectively) and L+P (HR=0.57 and 0.58, p=0.043 and 0.025, respectively) groups. According to BF%, all-cause mortality decreased in the L+P group (HR=0.53; p=0.021), and a trend for a reduction was reported in the F+P group (HR=0.57; p=0.060). According to fat index, a survival benefit was only noted in the L+P group (HR=0.50; p=0.049). Higher levels of relative power reduced all-cause mortality risk among older people (HR=0.63 and 0.53, p=0.006 and 0.011, respectively).ConclusionPowerful older people exhibited a reduced 9-year all-cause mortality regardless of BMI, waist circumference and BF%. Obesity according to fat index blunted the survival benefits of being powerful.

Association of Systolic and Diastolic Blood Pressure With All-Cause Mortality Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Prospective Observational Study

2021 ◽  
pp. 089826432110552
Author(s):  
Qian Lian ◽  
Tazeen H. Jafar ◽  
John C. Allen ◽  
Stefan Ma ◽  
Rahul Malhotra
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Diastolic Blood Pressure ◽  
Mortality Risk ◽  
Cox Regression ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Representative Study ◽  
Hazard Ratios ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
Community Dwelling Older Adults

Objectives To assess the association of systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) with mortality among older adults in Singapore. Methods Association of SBP and DBP measured in 2009 for 4443 older adults (69.5±7.4 years; 60–97 years) participating in a nationally representative study with mortality risk through end-December 2015 was assessed using Cox regression. Results Higher mortality risk was observed at the lower and upper extremes of SBP and DBP. With SBP of 100–119 mmHg as the reference, multivariable mortality hazard ratios [HRs (95% confidence interval)] were SBP <100 mmHg: 2.41 (1.23–4.72); SBP 160–179 mmHg: 1.51 (1.02–2.22); and SBP ≥180 mmHg: 1.78 (1.12–2.81). With DBP of 70–79 mmHg as the reference, HRs were DBP <50 mmHg: 2.41 (1.28–4.54) and DBP ≥110 mmHg: 2.16 (1.09–4.31). Discussion Management of high blood pressure among older adults will likely reduce their mortality risk. However, the association of excessively low SBP and DBP values with mortality risk needs further evaluation.

Impact of relative muscle power on hospitalization and all-cause mortality in older adults

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jose Losa-Reyna ◽  
Julian Alcazar ◽  
Jose Carnicero ◽  
Ana Alfaro-Acha ◽  
Carmen Castillo-Gallego ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Mortality Risk ◽  
Healthy Aging ◽  
Muscle Power ◽  
Handgrip Strength ◽  
Relative Power ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Adjusted Risk ◽  
Power Group ◽  
All Cause Mortality

Abstract Background The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship of lower-limb muscle power with mortality and hospitalization. Methods A total of 1928 subjects from the Toledo Study for Healthy Aging were included. Muscle power was assessed with the 5-repetition STS test and subjects were classified into different groups of relative power (i.e. normalized to body mass) according to sex-specific tertiles and their inability to perform the test. Mean follow-up periods for hospitalization and all-cause mortality were 3.3 and 6.3 years, respectively. Results Compared to the high relative muscle power group, men with low (HR [95%CI]= 2.1 [1.2-3.6]) and women with very low and low (HR [95%CI]= 4.7 [3.0-7.4] and 1.8 [1.2-2.7]) relative power had an increased age-adjusted risk of hospitalization. After adjusting for several covariates (age, physical activity, BMI education, depression, comorbidities, disability and handgrip strength) these effects were attenuated (men and women with very low relative power: HR [95%CI]= 1.6 [0.9-2.9] and 2.8 [1.6-4.9]). The very low relative muscle power group had also an increased all-cause mortality risk (age-adjusted) in both men and women (HR [95%CI]= 2.3 [1.4-3.9] and 2.9 [1.6-5.3]). After adjusting for all the covariates, a significantly increased mortality risk was observed only in men (HR [95% CI]= 2.1 [1.1-3.8], (women HR [95% CI]= 1.6 [0.8-3.2]), with very low levels of relative power. Conclusion Relative muscle power was independently and negatively associated with mortality and hospitalization in older adults. An augmented all-cause mortality risk was noted in the lowest group of relative muscle power.

scholarly journals Associations Among Self-reported Physical Activity, Coronary Artery Calcium Scores, and Mortality Risk in Older Adults

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 229-237 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan Rozanski ◽  
Yoav Arnson ◽  
Heidi Gransar ◽  
Sean W. Hayes ◽  
John D. Friedman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Coronary Artery ◽  
Mortality Risk ◽  
Coronary Artery Calcium

Which types of giving are associated with reduced mortality risk among older adults?

2020 ◽  
Vol 154 ◽  
pp. 109668 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heng Qu ◽  
Sara Konrath ◽  
Michael Poulin
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Mortality Risk
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