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The joint association of sarcopenia and frailty with incidence and mortality health outcomes: A prospective study
(Churchill Livingstone, 2021-04)
Background: Sarcopenia and frailty are strongly associated with disease incidence and mortality. However, there is limited evidence regarding their joint association with health outcomes. This study aimed to investigate ...
Sarcopenic obesity and its association with respiratory disease incidence and mortality
(Churchill Livingstone, 2020-11)
Background: Sarcopenic obesity is defined as a combination of sarcopenia and obesity. Previous studies have shown a positive association between sarcopenia and respiratory disease, while other studies have identified that ...
Biomarkers Profile of People With Sarcopenia: A Cross-sectional Analysis From UK Biobank
(Elsevier Inc., 2020-12)
Objective: This study aimed to characterize the biomarker profile of sarcopenic vs nonsarcopenic men and women, using the current European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP2) definition in the UK Biobank ...
Associations of fat and carbohydrate intake with cardiovascular disease and mortality: prospective cohort study of UK Biobank participants
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2020-03)
Objective - To investigate the association of macronutrient intake with all cause mortality and cardiovascular disease (CVD), and the implications for dietary advice. Design - Prospective population based study. Setting - ...
Child maltreatment and cardiovascular disease: quantifying mediation pathways using UK Biobank
(BioMed Central Ltd., 2020-06)
BackgroundChild maltreatment is associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD), but mediation pathways have not been fully elucidated. The aim of the current study was to determine and quantify the underlying pathways linking ...
Comparison of two different frailty measurements and risk of hospitalisation or death from COVID-19: findings from UK Biobank
(BioMed Central Ltd., 2020-11)
Background Frailty has been associated with worse prognosis following COVID-19 infection. While several studies have reported the association between frailty and COVID-19 mortality or length of hospital stay, there have ...
Physical capability markers used to define sarcopenia and their association with cardiovascular and respiratory outcomes and all-cause mortality: A prospective study from UK Biobank
(Elsevier Ireland Ltd, 2020-08)
Introduction: It is unclear what combinations of physical capability markers used to define sarcopenia have the strongest associations with health outcomes. Aim: To compare the associations between different combinations ...
Does the association between physical capability and mortality differ by deprivation? Findings from the UK Biobank population-based cohort study
(Routledge, 2020-12)
Background To investigate whether the excess risk of adverse health outcomes associated with a lower physical capability in adulthood differs by deprivation levels. Methods 279,030 participants from the UK Biobank were ...