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An aging-associated disease (commonly termed age-related disease, ARD) is a disease that is most often seen with increasing frequency with increasing senescence. They are essentially complications of senescence, distinguished from the aging process itself because all adult animals age ( with rare exceptions ) but not all adult animals ...
Malnutrition and poor nutritional status is an area of concern, affecting 12% to 50% of hospitalized elderly patients and 23% to 50% of institutionalized elderly patients living in long-term care facilities such as assisted living communities and skilled nursing facilities. [20]
Dementia affects 5% of the population older than 65 and 20–40% of those older than 85. [276] Rates are slightly higher in women than men at ages 65 and greater. [ 276 ] The disease trajectory is varied and the median time from diagnosis to death depends strongly on age at diagnosis, from 6.7 years for people diagnosed aged 60–69 to 1.9 ...
This is a list of major and frequently observed neurological disorders (e.g., Alzheimer's disease), symptoms (e.g., back pain), signs (e.g., aphasia) and syndromes (e.g., Aicardi syndrome). There is disagreement over the definitions and criteria used to delineate various disorders and whether some of these conditions should be classified as ...
Dementia and Alzheimer's disease came second, affecting 7,277 females and thirdly, cerebrovascular disease, killing 6,368. These top three causes of deaths could be minimized through lifestyle changes within the Australian population. [15] The table shows the ages of people dying and the top five diseases for which they are dying. [15]
Heart disease and cardiovascular disease have almost the same meaning. It’s a catchall term for heart problems and problems with your blood vessels. 8 Common Cardiovascular Diseases for Men ...
Some disciplines and domains focus on the aging and the aged, such as the organic processes of aging , [3] medical studies of the aging process (gerontology), [4] diseases that afflict older adults , [5] technology to support the aging society (gerontechnology), and leisure and sport activities adapted to older people (such as senior sport).
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