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Prognostic value of serum albumin combined with serum C-reactive protein levels in older hospitalized patients: continuing importance of serum albuminMitsunaga Iwata
Department of Geriatrics, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Aichi 466 8550, Japan
Aging Clin Exp Res 18:307-11. 2006..We therefore sought to examine the prognostic value of serum albumin for in-hospital mortality in the presence or absence of severe inflammation, as indicated by high CRP levels...- Underappreciated predictors for postdischarge mortality in acute hospitalized oldest-old patientsMitsunaga Iwata
Department of Geriatrics, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
Gerontology 52:92-8. 2006..The aim of our study was to identify predictive factors for postdischarge mortality in oldest-old patients... - Anthropometric measurements of mid-upper arm as a mortality predictor for community-dwelling Japanese elderly: the Nagoya Longitudinal Study of Frail Elderly (NLS-FE)Hiromi Enoki
Department of Geriatrics, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tusruma cho, Showa Ku, Nagoya 466 8550, Japan
Clin Nutr 26:597-604. 2007.... - Lack of body weight measurement is associated with mortality and hospitalization in community-dwelling frail elderlySachiko Izawa
Department of Geriatrics, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya 466 8550, Japan
Clin Nutr 26:764-70. 2007..We examined whether missing these anthropometries are a predictor of mortality or hospitalization during a 2-year follow-up period in community-dwelling older people using various community-based services... 
The longitudinal change in anthropometric measurements and the association with physical function decline in Japanese community-dwelling frail elderlySachiko Izawa
Department of Geriatrics, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsuruma cho, Showa Ku, Nagoya 466 8550, Japan
Br J Nutr 103:289-94. 2010..There is an association between the negative changes in anthropometric measurements during the follow-up period and the decline in ADL function during a 2-year follow-up in community-dwelling frail elderly...- [Anthropometric measurements as a predictor of mortality of community-dwelling Japanese elderly: the Nagoya Longitudinal Study of Frail Elderly (NLS-FE)]Hiromi Enoki
Department of Geriatrics, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine
Nihon Ronen Igakkai Zasshi 44:212-8. 2007..This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between anthropometric measurements and mortality among community-dwelling frail elderly... - Association between unmet needs for medication support and all-cause hospitalization in community-dwelling disabled elderly peopleMasafumi Kuzuya
Department of Geriatrics, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Showa Ku, Nagoya, Japan
J Am Geriatr Soc 56:881-6. 2008..To clarify the association between unmet medication management need and 3-year mortality and hospitalization for community-dwelling older people with various levels of disabilities... - Day care service use is associated with lower mortality in community-dwelling frail older peopleMasafumi Kuzuya
Department of Geriatrics, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Showa Ku, Nagoya, Japan
J Am Geriatr Soc 54:1364-71. 2006..To clarify the association between day care service use and 21-month mortality in community-dwelling frail older people... - [High prevalence rate of depression among community-dwelling frail elderly Japanese]Masafumi Kuzuya
Department of Geriatrics, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine
Nippon Ronen Igakkai Zasshi 43:512-7. 2006..CONCLUSION: We observed a high prevalence of depression among community-dwelling Japanese frail elderly eligible for long-term care insurance. However, very few depressed elderly were taking an antidepressant... - Falls of the elderly are associated with burden of caregivers in the communityMasafumi Kuzuya
Department of Geriatrics, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 21:740-5. 2006..Little attention has been paid to the impact on caregivers who provide care to a family member who has falls. The purpose of the current study was to determine whether falls of care recipients are associated with caregivers' burden... - Underuse of medications for chronic diseases in the oldest of community-dwelling older frail JapaneseMasafumi Kuzuya
Department of Geriatrics, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
J Am Geriatr Soc 54:598-605. 2006.... - Mechanisms of the inhibitory effect of epigallocatechin-3-gallate on cultured human vascular smooth muscle cell invasionXian Wu Cheng
Department of Geriatrics, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan
Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 25:1864-70. 2005..CONCLUSIONS: These results indicate that EGCG targets multiple MMP-mediated SMC cellular events and provides a new major mechanism for the SMC invasion through upregulation of TIMP-2 expression to modulate MMP activity... - J-shaped relationship between resting pulse rate and all-cause mortality in community-dwelling older people with disabilitiesMasafumi Kuzuya
J Am Geriatr Soc 56:367-8. 2008