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Higher handgrip cutoff values found to be more accurate markers of mobility limitation in older adults Aging entails a loss of muscle mass and strength, which in some cases impairs mobility, hinders walking or performance of day-to-day tasks, and exposes the elderly to the risk of falls and hospitalizations. In clinical practice, handgrip measurement is the most widely used method to identify loss of overall muscular strength in older people. Values below 26 kg for men and 16 kg for women have for some time been considered an indication of risk-associated weakness, but these parameters are be...

Abstract Background We examined to what extent perceived neighbourhood crime moderates, associations between type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and perceived local amenities, recreational facilities, footpaths and public transit, and potential mediation of environmental characteristics - T2DM association by physical activity, social contact, sleep and body mass index (BMI). Methods The 45 and Up Study data of 36, 224 individuals collected from 2010 to 2015 were analysed in 2019 using multilevel logistic regression to examine the association between T2DM and clustering of unfavourable built envir...

 E-Mail  Aging entails a loss of muscle mass and strength, which in some cases impairs mobility, hinders walking or performance of day-to-day tasks, and exposes the elderly to the risk of falls and hospitalizations. In clinical practice, handgrip measurement is the most widely used method to identify loss of overall muscular strength in older people. Values below 26 kg for men and 16 kg for women have for some time been considered an indication of risk-associated weakness, but these parameters are being revised. Researchers at the Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar) in the state of S...

White teenagers twice as likely to have taken hard drugs compared to ethnic minorities White teens were almost three times more likely to report binge drinking than their ethnic minority peers, according to a UCL study 10 February 2021 • 6:00am White teenagers are twice as likely to have taken hard drugs compared to ethnic minorities, new figures show, as researchers say white parents may be less strict. Experts at University College London's (UCL) Centre for Longitudinal Studies analysed behaviours of Generation Z and found one in ten teenagers had tried hard drugs such as cocaine, ecstasy...

BBC News By Oliver Barnes image copyrightGetty Images Among 17-year-olds in the UK, one in 10 will have used hard drugs, such as ketamine and cocaine, a study suggests. The University College London research also showed nearly a third of 17-year-olds had tried cannabis and more than half admitted to binge-drinking alcohol. Almost 20,000 young people, born between 2000 and 2002, were surveyed as part of the Millennium Cohort Study. Drug-use rates were higher among white teens than black teens. A quarter of 17-year-olds also said they had assaulted someone, including shoving, slapping or punch...