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Association between pain and the frailty phenotype in older men: longitudinal results from the Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project (CHAMP)
Megale, R; Ferreira, M; Ferreira, P; Naganathan, V; Cumming, R; Hirani, V; Waite, L; Seibel, M; Le Couteur, D; Handelsman, D; Blyth, FPublished 2018-02-21Objectives to determine whether pain increases the risk of developing the frailty phenotype and whether frailty increases the risk of developing chronic or intrusive pain, using longitudinal data. Design/Setting longitudinal ...Open AccessArticle -
Associations between oral health and depressive symptoms: Findings from the Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project
Wright, F; Takehara, S; Stanaway, F; Naganathan, V; Blyth, F; Hirani, V; Le Couteur, D; Handelsman, D; Waite, L; Seibel, M; Cumming, RPublished 2020-01-13Objective To investigate whether poorer oral health, tooth loss and lower usage of dental services are associated with depressive symptoms in older Australian men. Methods Cross‐sectional study of data collected from ...Article -
Associations of body composition trajectories with bone mineral density, muscle function, falls and fractures in older men: The Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project.
Scott, D; Seibel, M; Cumming, R; Naganathan, V; Blyth, F; Le Couteur, D; Handelsman, D; Hsu, B; Waite, L; Hirani, VPublished 2019-08-13Background Weight loss increases fracture risk in older adults. We aimed to determine associations of 2-year body composition trajectories with subsequent falls and fractures in older men. Methods We measured appendicular ...Open AccessArticle -
Associations of impaired renal function with decline in muscle strength and muscle function in older men: findings from the CHAMP Study
Toyama, T; van den Broek-Best, O; Ohkuma, T; Handelsman, D; Waite, L; Seibel, M; Cumming, R; Naganathan, V; Sherrington, S; Hirani, V; Wang, APublished 2019-10-01Background Advanced kidney disease is associated with reduced muscle strength and physical performance. However, associations between early stages of renal impairment and physical outcomes are unclear. Methods The Concord ...Article -
Associations of Sarcopenic Obesity with the Metabolic Syndrome and Insulin Resistance over Five Years in Older Men: The Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project
Scott, D; Cumming, R; Naganathan, V; Blyth, F; Le Couteur, D; Handelsman, D; Seibel, M; Waite, L; Hirani, VPublished 2018-07-15Purpose Previous cross-sectional studies investigating associations of sarcopenic obesity with metabolic syndrome (MetS) and insulin resistance have not utilised consensus definitions of sarcopenia. We aimed to determine ...Open AccessArticle -
Branched chain amino acids, cardiometabolic risk factors and outcomes in older men: the Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project
Le Couteur, D; Ribeiro, R; Senior, A; Hsu, B; Hirani, V; Blyth, F; Waite, L; Simpson, S; Naganathan, V; Cumming, R; Handelsman, DPublished 2019-08-01Increased blood levels of branched chain amino acids (BCAAs) have been associated with cardiometabolic risk factors. Here we studied 918 community dwelling older men to determine the relationship between BCAAs and other ...Article -
The burden of cancer attributable to modifiable risk factors: the Australian cancer-PAF cohort consortium
Arriaga, M; Vajdic, C; Canfell, K; MacInnis, R; Hull, P; Magliano, D; Banks, E; Giles, G; Cumming, R; Byles, J; Taylor, A; Shaw, J; Price, K; Hirani, V; Mitchell, P; Adelstein, B; Laaksonen, MPublished 2017-04-01PURPOSE: To estimate the Australian cancer burden attributable to lifestyle-related risk factors and their combinations using a novel population attributable fraction (PAF) method that accounts for competing risk of death, ...Open AccessArticle -
The burden of pancreatic cancer in Australia attributable to smoking
Arriaga, M; Vajdic, C; MacInnis, R; Canfell, K; Magliano, D; Shaw, J; Byles, J; Giles, G; Taylor, A; Gill, T; Hirani, V; Cumming, R; Mitchell, P; Banks, E; Marker, J; Adelstein, B-A; Laaksonen, MPublished 2019-03-18Objective To estimate the burden of pancreatic cancer in Australia attributable to modifiable exposures, particularly smoking. Design Prospective pooled cohort study. Setting, participants Seven prospective Australian study ...Open AccessArticle -
Chewing function, general health and the dentition of older Australian men: The Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project
Wright, FAC; Law, GG; Milledge, KL; Chu, SK-Y; Valdez, E; Naganathan, V; Hirani, V; Blyth, FM; Le Couteur, DG; Waite, LM; Handelsman, DJ; Seibel, MJ; Cumming, RPublished 2018-11-20Objectives To describe the associations between chewing function with oral health and certain general health characteristics, in a population of community‐dwelling older Australian men. Methods Analysis of data obtained ...Open AccessArticle -
Cross-sectional and longitudinal relationships between inflammatory biomarkers and frailty in community-dwelling older men: the Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project
Hsu, B; Hirani, V; Cumming, R; Naganathan, V; Blyth, F; Wright, F; Waite, L; Seibel, M; Handelsman, D; Le Couteur, DPublished 2017-07-28Background Previous studies demonstrated associations between IL-6 and frailty, but associations between a wide range of cytokines, chemokines, and growth factors with prevalent and incident frailty has not been studied. ...Open AccessArticle -
Diet quality and its implications on the cardio-metabolic, physical and general health of older men: the Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project (CHAMP)
Ribero, R; Hirani, V; Senior, A; Gosby, A; Cumming, R; Blyth, F; Naganathan, V; Waite, L; Handelsman, D; Kendig, H; Seibel, M; Simpson, S; Stanaway, F; Allman-Farinelli, M; Le Couteur, DPublished 2017-08-01The revised Dietary Guideline Index (DGI-2013) scores individuals’ diets according to their compliance with the Australian Dietary Guideline (ADG). This cross-sectional study assesses the diet quality of 794 community-dwelling ...Open AccessArticle -
Does combined osteopenia/osteoporosis and sarcopenia confer greater risk of falls and fracture than either condition alone in older men? The Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project
Scott, D; Seibel, M; Cumming, R; Naganathan, V; Blyth, F; Le Couteur, D; Handelsman, D; Waite, L; Hirani, VPublished 2018-07-18Background It is unclear whether older men with osteopenia/osteoporosis and sarcopenia (so-called osteosarcopenia) are at greater risk of falls and fractures than those with either condition alone. Methods One thousand ...Open AccessArticle -
Frailty and Cause-Specific Hospitalizations in Community-Dwelling Older Men
Hsu, B; Naganathan, V; Blyth, F; Hirani, V; Le Couteur, D; Waite, L; Seibel, M; Handelsman, D; Cumming, RPublished 2020-01-01Objectives The types of medical conditions leading to hospitalization in frail older people have not been investigated. The objectives were to evaluate associations between frailty and (a) risk of all-cause and cause-specific ...Article -
Frailty and oral health: Findings from the Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project
Valdez, E; Wright, F; Naganathan, V; Milledge, K; Blyth, F; Hirani, V; Le Couteur, D; Handelsman, D; Waite, L; Cumming, RPublished 2019-10-06Objective To examine whether frailty in older men is associated with poorer oral health and lower levels of dental service utilisation. Background Poor oral health has been associated with some frailty components. Less is ...Open AccessArticle -
The future burden of kidney and bladder cancers preventable by behaviour modification in Australia: a pooled cohort study
Laaksonen, M; MacInnis, R; Canfell, K; Giles, G; Hull, P; Shaw, J; Cumming, R; Gill, T; Banks, E; Mitchell, P; Byles, J; Magliano, D; Hirani, V; Connah, D; Vaidic, CPublished 2019-05-20Substantial changes in the prevalence of the principal kidney and bladder cancer risk factors, smoking (both cancers) and body fatness (kidney cancer), have occurred but the contemporary cancer burden attributable to these ...Open AccessArticle -
The future burden of lung cancer attributable to current modifiable behaviours: a pooled study of seven Australian cohorts
Laaksonen, M; Canfell, K; MacInnis, R; Arriaga, M; Banks, E; Magliano, D; Giles, G; Cumming, R; Byles, J; Mitchell, P; Gill, T; Hirani, V; McCullough, S; Shaw, J; Taylor, A; Adelstein, B; Vajdic, CPublished 2018-07-02Background Knowledge of preventable disease and differences in disease burden can inform public health action to improve health and health equity. We quantified the future lung cancer burden preventable by behavioural ...Open AccessArticle -
The Future Colorectal Cancer Burden Attributable to Modifiable Behaviors: A Pooled Cohort Study
Vajdic, C; MacInnis, R; Canfell, K; Hull, P; Arriaga, M; Hirani, V; Cumming, R; Mitchell, P; Byles, J; Giles, G; Banks, E; Taylor, A; Shaw, J; Magliano, D; Marker, J; Adelstein, B; Gill, T; Laaksonen, MPublished 2018-07-01Background Previous estimates of the colorectal cancer (CRC) burden attributed to behaviors have not considered joint effects, competing risk, or population subgroup differences. Methods We pooled data from seven prospective ...Open AccessArticle -
Longitudinal associations between body composition, sarcopenic obesity and outcomes of frailty, disability, institutionalisation and mortality in community dwelling older men: The Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project
Hirani, V; Naganathan, V; Blyth, F; Le Couteur, D; Seibel, M; Waite, L; Handelsman, D; Cumming, RPublished 2017-05-01Background to explore the longitudinal associations between body composition measures, sarcopenic obesity and outcomes of frailty, activities of daily living (ADL) and instrumental ADL (IADL) disability, institutionalisation ...Article -
Longitudinal associations between vitamin D metabolites and sarcopenia in older Australian men: The Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project
Hirani, V; Cumming, R; Naganathan, V; Blyth, F; Le Couteur, D; Hsu, B; Handelsman, D; Waite, L; Seibel, MPublished 2017-12-01Background: To explore the associations between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25D) and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D (1,25D) levels at baseline and incidence of sarcopenia over time in older Australian community-dwelling older men. ...Article -
Mortality Paradox of Older Italian-Born Men in Australia: The Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project
Stanaway, F; Blyth, F; Naganathan, V; Le Couteur, D; Ribeiro, R; Hirani, V; Waite, L; Handelsman, D; Seibel, M; Cumming, RPublished 2019-03-06Italian migrants are one of the largest groups of older migrants in Australia. Past research has found lower mortality rates in Italian migrants but it is unclear if this persists into older age. Data came from 334 ...Open AccessArticle
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