Playing a specially designed video game may help reverse declines in memory and concentration among older people
Sunday 8 September 2013
Eric Pickles says bungalows can solve Britain's elderly housing crisis
Half of new households in the coming years will be made up of the over-65s, while the 85-plus population is expected to soar from 1.4m to 3.7m in the mid-2030s.
Style secrets of the fabulous fashionistas - average age 80
The stars of a new TV documentary could teach any generation about being fashion-forward and life-affirming, finds Charlotte Williamson
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The prevalence of sarcopenia in very old individuals according to the European consensus definition: insights from the BELFRAIL study
Background: the prevalence of sarcopenia varies widely between studies. The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of sarcopenia in a representative sample of persons aged 80 years and older according to the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP) algorithm and the proposed cut-off values. A secondary aim was to investigate the relationship between different individual criteria and low physical performance capacity.
Methods: baseline data of the prospective BELFRAIL study (BFC80+) were analysed. Sarcopenia status was determined according to the EWGSOP guidelines. The skeletal muscle mass index (SMI) was assessed according to bioelectrical impedance. Muscle strength and muscle performance were evaluated according to grip strength and the modified short physical performance battery (SPPBm). A logistic regression analysis was performed.
Results: according to the EWGSOP algorithm, 12.5% of the participants were classified in the sarcopenia group. Sixty percent of the female participants had muscle strength values below the cut-off and 70% had low SPPBm values. In males, these prevalence values were 49.5% for grip strength and 39.7% for SPPB. The logistic regression analysis showed that low SPPBm was associated with grip strength (OR: 0.88, 95% CI: 0.84–0.92) independent of SMI.
Conclusion: in a population-based sample of the very old the prevalence of sarcopenia according to the EWGSOP algorithm is similar to the prevalence of sarcopenia with SMI as a single criterion. A large number of participants with a sufficient SMI value showed low muscle strength and/or a poor SPPBm score. A low SPPBm was associated with grip strength but not with SMI.
Elderly Woman Arrested Over Park Murder
An elderly woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the death of a man in an country park.
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