2018
Positive views of aging reduce risk of developing later-life obesity
Levy BR, Slade MD. Positive views of aging reduce risk of developing later-life obesity. Preventive Medicine Reports 2018, 13: 196-198. PMID: 30705805, PMCID: PMC6348756, DOI: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2018.12.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOlder personsMore health-promoting behaviorsPositive SPAPrevalence of obesityLater life obesityHealth-promoting behaviorsPublic health effortsObesity epidemicRepresentative HealthObesityAge groupsNew casesPsychosocial determinantsRelevant covariatesOlder adultsLater lifeNegative SPASPA scoresRetirement StudySPA measuresScoresSpAPersonsAverage scoreParticipants
2006
Exclusion of elderly persons from health-risk behavior clinical trials
Levy B, Kosteas J, Slade M, Myers L. Exclusion of elderly persons from health-risk behavior clinical trials. Preventive Medicine 2006, 43: 80-85. PMID: 16690108, DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2006.03.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical trialsHealth risk behaviorsElderly personsOverweight/obesityHealthy People 2010Medical journalsPhysical inactivityLifestyle behaviorsHeart diseaseTobacco useExclusion criteriaElderly populationMajor medical journalsSubstance abuseTrialsIrresponsible sexual behaviorDisease treatmentSexual behaviorAgeDiseaseSignificant findingsPersonsObesityMEDLINEMajority