2025
Extreme Heat and Hospitalization Among Older Persons With Alzheimer Disease and Related Dementias
Delaney S, Stegmuller A, Mork D, Mock L, Bell M, Gill T, Braun D, Zanobetti A. Extreme Heat and Hospitalization Among Older Persons With Alzheimer Disease and Related Dementias. JAMA Internal Medicine 2025, 185: 412-421. PMID: 39899291, PMCID: PMC11791774, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2024.7719.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCase-crossover designOdds ratioPopulation-based cohort studyMedicare fee-for-serviceBurden of Alzheimer's diseaseConditional logistic regressionFee-for-serviceOR point estimatesRisk of hospitalizationADRDOlder personsOlder adultsMain OutcomesPopulation subgroupsWhite beneficiariesDiagnosis codesCohort studyEffect estimatesHealth burdenLogistic regressionCounseling patientsCumulative ORAlzheimer's diseaseIncreased hospitalizationOutdoor heat
2020
Functional Effects of Intervening Illnesses and Injuries After Hospitalization for Major Surgery in Community-living Older Persons
Gill TM, Han L, Gahbauer EA, Leo-Summers L, Murphy TE, Becher RD. Functional Effects of Intervening Illnesses and Injuries After Hospitalization for Major Surgery in Community-living Older Persons. Annals Of Surgery 2020, 273: 834-841. PMID: 33074902, PMCID: PMC8370041, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000004438.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor surgeryED visitsRestricted activityFunctional statusFunctional declineOlder personsCommunity-living older personsAdjusted hazard ratioAdverse functional outcomesCommunity-living personsEmergency department visitsTraditional risk factorsCorresponding odds ratiosFunctional effectsIllness/injuryHazard ratioDepartment visitsFunctional recoveryFunctional outcomeRisk factorsOdds ratioHospitalizationSurgeryInjuryVisits
2011
Respiratory Impairment and Mortality in Older Persons: A Novel Spirometric Approach
Fragoso C, Gill T, McAvay G, Yaggi H, Van Ness P, Concato J. Respiratory Impairment and Mortality in Older Persons: A Novel Spirometric Approach. Journal Of Investigative Medicine 2011, 59: 1089-1095. DOI: 10.2310/jim.0b013e31822bb213.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRespiratory symptomsRespiratory impairmentOlder personsAirflow limitationPulmonary functionRestrictive patternNHANES IIIZ-scoreSpirometric Z-scoresCardiovascular Health StudyRisk of deathNutrition Examination SurveyThird National HealthAge-related changesCause mortalityHazard ratioMultivariable analysisExamination SurveyNational HealthOdds ratioSpirometric measuresOutcome dataHealth StudyCHS populationFifth percentile
2008
Serum Micronutrient Concentrations and Decline in Physical Function Among Older Persons
Bartali B, Frongillo EA, Guralnik JM, Stipanuk MH, Allore HG, Cherubini A, Bandinelli S, Ferrucci L, Gill TM. Serum Micronutrient Concentrations and Decline in Physical Function Among Older Persons. JAMA 2008, 299: 308-315. PMID: 18212315, PMCID: PMC2645790, DOI: 10.1001/jama.299.3.308.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsShort Physical Performance Battery scorePhysical Performance Battery scorePhysical functionLow serum concentrationsVitamin EOlder personsBattery scorePotential confoundersSerum concentrationsOdds ratioShort Physical Performance BatteryCommunity-living older adultsPhysical Performance BatteryPublic health priorityPersons 65 yearsSerum micronutrient concentrationsLogistic regression analysisOnset of disabilityBaseline examinationPotential deleterious effectsSubsequent declineClinical trialsLowest quartilePopulation registryFunctional decline
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