Socioeconomic adversity is among the foremost fundamental causes of human suffering,
and this is no less true in old age. Recent reports on socioeconomic inequalities in mortality …

Background Depression may be a potential risk factor for subsequent cardiac death. The
impact of depression on cardiac mortality has been suggested to depend on cardiac disease …

In this paper, the results of a community-based study into the prevalence and risk factors
associated with depression in the older (55–85 years) population of The Netherlands are …

Objective. To study the prevalence and risk factors of anxiety disorders in the older (55–85)
population of The Netherlands. Method. The Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam (LASA) is …

The age-related change in hormone concentrations has been hypothesized to play a role in
the loss of muscle mass and muscle strength with aging, also called sarcopenia. The aim of …

PURPOSE: The objective of this study was to investigate whether high levels of serum
interleukin (IL)-6, C-reactive protein (CRP), and α1-antichymotrypsin (ACT) were associated …

Object. The object of the study is to investigate the (in) accuracy of patients' self-reports, as
compared with general practitioners' information, regarding the presence of specific chronic …

Context.—Significant symptoms of depression are common in the older community-dwelling
population. Although depressive symptoms and disability may commonly occur in the same …

Objective: In small case-control studies, obesity was associated with worse vitamin D status.
Our aim was to assess the association of adiposity (anthropometric measures as well as …

OBJECTIVE: First, to validate the LASA Physical Activity Questionnaire (LAPAQ) by a 7-day
diary and a pedometer in older persons. Second, to assess the repeatability of the LAPAQ …