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How many longitudinal covariate measurements are needed for risk prediction?
2014
Abstract Objective In epidemiologic follow-up studies, many key covariates, such as smoking, use of medication, blood pressure, and cholesterol, are time varying. Because of practical and financial limitations, time-varying covariates cannot be measured continuously, but only at certain prespecified time points. We study how the number of these longitudinal measurements can be chosen cost-efficiently by evaluating the usefulness of the measurements for risk prediction. Study Design and Setting The usefulness is addressed by measuring the improvement in model discrimination between models using different amounts of longitudinal information. We use simulated follow-up data and the data from t…
Care for older people in early twenty-first-century Europe : dimensions and directions of change
2017
The role of age and digital competence on the use of online health and social care services: A cross-sectional population-based survey
2022
Objective Online health and social care services are getting widespread which increases the risk that less advantaged groups may not be able to access these services resulting in digital exclusion. We examined the combined effects of age and digital competence on the use of online health and social care services. Methods We used a large representative population-based sample of 4495 respondents from Finland. Paper-based self-assessment questionnaire with an online response option was mailed to participants. The associations were analyzed using survey weighted logistic regression, exploring potential non-linear effects of age and controlling for potential sex differences. Results Higher age,…
Complications of ambulatory oral surgery in patients over 65 years of age
2004
En los pacientes mayores de 65 años es común la presencia de enfermedades sistémicas graves como la hipertensión arterial, accidentes cerebrovasculares, enfermedades cardíacas, diabetes mellitus y las enfermedades mentales, lo que conlleva que consuman diversos tipos de medicamentos para su tratamiento. Este hecho puede repercutir sobre la salud bucodental de estos pacientes y hay que tenerlas en cuenta a la hora de efectuar cualquier tratamiento odontológico. Se ha realizado un estudio retrospectivo en 196 pacientes mayores de 65 años para constatar qué tipo de tratamiento quirúrgico se practicó en ámbito ambulatorio bajo anestesia locorregional valorando la presencia de patología sistémic…
Disparities in physical activity in old age
2015
Changes in the receptor profile of the lower urinary tract in the aging male
2004
Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is one of th e most common effects of aging in men. Epidemiologists estimate that about one quarter of all men over 50 years of age suffer from BPH-derived voiding symptoms. Future demographic developments, with higher relative shares of older people, will increase the socioeconomic impact of this disease. Polder et al. (1994) calculated for the Netherlands that the treatment costs of BPH will double by 2035. Office visits for BPH related symptoms increased in the USA from 1.4 million in 1990 to 6 million in 1995, reflecting the increased public awareness of the problem and the increased desire for treatment (Kaplan et al. 1996).