Background Many publications report the prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in
the general population. Comparisons across studies are hampered as CKD prevalence …

Context: multiple studies of elderly patients show that the prevalence of chronic renal failure
in people aged 65 years and older is dependent on the method used to calculate the …

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 …

We retrospectively compared the long-term evolution of IgG anti-spike (S) and anti-nucleocapsid
(N) levels (Abbott immunoassays) in 116 non-severe and 115 severe SARS-CoV-2 …

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 …

Objectives The aim of this paper was to describe the time trends in the prevalence of
multimorbidity and polypharmacy in Flanders (Belgium) between 2000 and 2015, while controlling …

Background: vitamin D deficiency is a well-known cause of bone loss and fractures but its
association, especially among the oldest old, with muscle weakness is less obvious. Objective: …

Background IgG anti-spike (S) antibodies arise after SARS-CoV-2 infection as well as vaccination.
Levels of IgG anti-S are linked to neutralizing antibody titers and protection against (re)…

The occurrence and general applicability of the CD4:8 ratio as a surrogate predictor of
mortality among the oldest old have only been tested in a few longitudinal studies. Here, the …

Objective: previous studies have demonstrated an association between cytomegalovirus (CMV)
infection and mortality in adults. In this prospective study, it was investigated whether …