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Multimorbidity is common in older adults, estimated to affect over half of those aged 65 and over. This increased prevalence has been explained by older adults' "longer exposure and increased vulnerability to risk factors for chronic health problems". [2] The prevalence of multimorbidity has been increasing in recent decades.
A chronic condition ... Heart disease is the leading cause of death from chronic disease for adults older than 65, followed by cancer, stroke, diabetes, ...
Falls are the leading cause of emergency department admissions and hospitalizations in adults age 65 and older, many of which result in significant injury and permanent disability. [15] As certain risk factors can be modifiable for the purpose of reducing falls, this highlights an opportunity for intervention and risk reduction.
About half of older adults have multimorbidity, that is, they have three or more chronic conditions. [142] Medical advances have made it possible to "postpone death", but in many cases this postponement adds "prolonged sickness, dependence, pain, and suffering", a time that is costly in social, psychological, and economic terms. [138]: 18, 72
A common interleukin elevated in this state is IL-6. A pro-inflammatory cytokine, IL-6 was found to be common in older adults with frailty. [22] IL-6 is typically up-regulated by inflammatory mediators, such as C-reactive protein, released in the presence of chronic disease. Increased levels of inflammatory mediators are often associated with ...
People nowadays who are in midlife or who are older adults believe that old age begins later than did their peers 10 or 20 years ago,” said Markus Wettstein, the study’s lead author and a ...
Schilder's disease (two distinct conditions) Schizencephaly; Sclerosis; Seizures; Sensory processing disorder; Septo-optic dysplasia; Shaken baby syndrome; Shingles; Shy–Drager syndrome; Sjögren's syndrome; Sleep apnea; Sleeping sickness; Slurred speech; Snatiation; Sotos syndrome; Spasticity; Spina bifida; Spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy ...
My skin is perfect, said no one ever. Real talk: By the time you hit adulthood, your skin has gone through growing pains of its own. Between the ages of 12 and 24, 85% of Americans have at least ...