Background The Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) is a well-established tool to
assess lower extremity physical performance status. Its predictive ability for all-cause mortality …

Objectives To evaluate the predictive value of muscle strength and physical performance in
the oldest old for all‐cause mortality; hospitalization; and the onset of disability, defined as a …

Background: the prevalence of sarcopenia varies widely between studies. The objective of
this study was to assess the prevalence of sarcopenia in a representative sample of persons …

Aims Little is known about the impact of inappropriate prescribing (IP) in community‐dwelling
adults, aged 80 years and older. The prevalence at baseline (November 2008September …

Importance In clinical guidelines, overt and subclinical thyroid dysfunction are mentioned as
causal and treatable factors for cognitive decline. However, the scientific literature on these …

Background: Mobile phone apps using photoplethysmography (PPG) technology through
their built-in camera are becoming an attractive alternative for atrial fibrillation (AF) screening …

The main consequence of the loss of MM and muscle strength is limitations of physical
performance and disability in older people. It is unclear whether a decline in functional capacity …

Objectives The present study investigated (1) trends in the prevalence and incidence of knee
osteoarthritis over a 20-year period (1996–2015); (2) trends in multimorbidity and (3) trends …

Background Atrial fibrillation is very common in people aged 65 or older. This condition
increases the risk of death, congestive heart failure and thromboembolic conditions. Many …

Background In coming decades the proportion of very elderly people living in the Western
world will dramatically increase. This forthcoming "grey epidemic" will lead to an explosion of …