Sökning: "Miia Kivipelto"
Hittade 4 avhandlingar innehållade orden Miia Kivipelto.
1. Benefits and harms of Bisphosphonates : an observational study
Sammanfattning : Background: Bisphosphonates are first-line treatment for osteoporosis, but osteoporosis is considered an undertreated disease. The general aim of this dissertation was to further study the benefits and harms of bisphosphonates. LÄS MER
2. Health Maintenance in Very Old Age : Medical Conditions, Functional Outcome and Nutritional Status
Sammanfattning : The overall aim of this thesis was to provide better understanding of the underlying factors related to health maintenance in very old people, with a focus on medical conditions, functional outcome and nutritional status. Data were gathered from the ELSA 85 project (Elderly in Linköping Screening Assessment). LÄS MER
3. The role of socio-emotional factors for cognitive health in later life
Sammanfattning : With increasing life expectancies in most parts of the world, the prevalence of dementia and other age-related chronic diseases is growing. Several factors affect future projections and are discussed in this thesis, including possible limits to a continued growth of life expectancy. LÄS MER
4. Blood pressure in advanced age : with focus on epidemiology, cognitive impairment and mortality
Sammanfattning : The general conception is that blood pressure increases with age, but that diastolic blood pressure (DBP) starts decreasing in the elderly. There are, however, indications that systolic blood pressure (SBP) might also decline in advanced age, but further studies are needed to establish whether this is true. LÄS MER