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Conclusions: Our review revealed that (i) the definition of "elderly" varied from trial to trial, and elderly patients were simply defined using calender age in the clinical trials; (ii) the quality of elderly-specific trials were generally poor, mainly because of their small sample size.
However, the definition of the term "elderly" varied from ≥65 years to ≥80 years, which may explain the inconsistencies in the reported surgical outcomes.
Literature review and interviews with experts indicated that healthcare services and accessibility, in particular for the elderly, varied by target country (Table 2).
It was found that the health aspects of the elderly varied depending on whether care was provided in an institutionalized or a home environment, and the lowest health status was found in the elderly receiving in-home care.
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Levels of cerebrospinal fluid neurofilament light protein in healthy elderly vary as a function of TOMM40 variants.
A look ahead to an ageing population Jump to media player Perceptions of the elderly vary widely around the world, according to a new report by the Pew Research Center.
Of note, definitions of the elderly vary in the GBM literature, with most of the randomized trials including patients aged 60, 65, or 70 years and older.
There is increasing evidence that patients, in particular the elderly, vary in the emphasis they place on certain aspects of their health care, including mortality, quality of life, risk of adverse events and medication adherence [ 57].
The presence of asymptomatic bacteriuria (ABU) among residents of nursing homes for the elderly varies between 25%and50%0% for women and 15% and 40% for men [ 1- 3].
It is important to note, however, that the definition of elderly varies between the guidelines: JNC 8 guidelines class elderly as ≥60 years of age [ 3], China as ≥65 years of age [ 11], and the ASH/ISH, French, NICE, CHEP and ESH/ESC guidelines define it as people ≥80 years [ 5, 7– 9].
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