2024
Life's Essential 8 and Poor Brain Health Outcomes in Middle-Aged Adults
Clocchiatti-Tuozzo S, Rivier C, Renedo D, Huo S, Hawkes M, de Havenon A, Schwamm L, Sheth K, Gill T, Falcone G. Life's Essential 8 and Poor Brain Health Outcomes in Middle-Aged Adults. Neurology 2024, 103: e209990. PMID: 39442069, PMCID: PMC11498939, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000209990.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLife's Essential 8Poor cardiovascular healthCardiovascular healthBrain healthLife's Essential 8 scoreUnadjusted riskEssential 8Determinants of cardiovascular healthUK Biobank (UKBCardiovascular health profileModifiable cardiovascular risk factorsBrain health outcomesRisk factorsComposite outcomePublic health constructsPopulation studiesMiddle-aged adultsCox modelLate-life depressionCox proportional hazards modelsBrain health benefitsMultivariate Cox modelCardiovascular risk factorsFollow-up timeAoU participants
2023
Suboptimal Sleep Duration Is Associated With Poorer Neuroimaging Brain Health Profiles in Middle‐Aged Individuals Without Stroke or Dementia
Clocchiatti‐Tuozzo S, Rivier C, Renedo D, Lopez V, Geer J, Miner B, Yaggi H, de Havenon A, Payabvash S, Sheth K, Gill T, Falcone G. Suboptimal Sleep Duration Is Associated With Poorer Neuroimaging Brain Health Profiles in Middle‐Aged Individuals Without Stroke or Dementia. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2023, 13: e031514. PMID: 38156552, PMCID: PMC10863828, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.123.031514.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSuboptimal sleep durationWhite matter hyperintensitiesMiddle-aged individualsLong sleep durationLarger WMH volumeSleep durationMiddle-aged adultsHealth profileWMH volumeAmerican Heart Association's LifeAsymptomatic middle-aged adultsWMH presenceVolume of WMHOptimal sleepSelf-reported sleep durationModifiable risk factorsWhite matter tractsProspective magnetic resonanceSimple 7Cardiovascular healthRisk factorsShort sleepMatter hyperintensitiesHigh riskEarly interventionEARLY-LIFE CIRCUMSTANCES AND RACIAL DISPARITIES IN COGNITION AMONG US OLDER ADULTS
Lin Z, Ye J, Allore H, Gill T, Chen X. EARLY-LIFE CIRCUMSTANCES AND RACIAL DISPARITIES IN COGNITION AMONG US OLDER ADULTS. Innovation In Aging 2023, 7: 304-304. PMCID: PMC10735771, DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igad104.1011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAssociation of Poor Oral Health With Neuroimaging Markers of White Matter Injury in Middle-Aged Participants in the UK Biobank.
Rivier C, Renedo D, de Havenon A, Sunmonu N, Gill T, Payabvash S, Sheth K, Falcone G. Association of Poor Oral Health With Neuroimaging Markers of White Matter Injury in Middle-Aged Participants in the UK Biobank. Neurology 2023, 102: e208010. PMID: 38165331, PMCID: PMC10870735, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000208010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPoor oral healthOral healthBrain healthRisk factorsNeuroimaging markerWMH volumeHealth profileMD scoreSelf-reported poor oral healthCross-sectional neuroimaging studiesFractional anisotropyWhite matter hyperintensity volumeModifiable risk factorsWhite matter injuryPresence of denturesMendelian randomizationMiddle-aged personsFA scoreMiddle-aged participantsLoose teethCardiovascular diseaseHyperintensity volumeBrain MRIModifiable processEarly interventionAssessing the contributions of modifiable risk factors to serious falls and fragility fractures among older persons living with HIV
Womack J, Murphy T, Leo‐Summers L, Bates J, Jarad S, Gill T, Hsieh E, Rodriguez‐Barradas M, Tien P, Yin M, Brandt C, Justice A. Assessing the contributions of modifiable risk factors to serious falls and fragility fractures among older persons living with HIV. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2023, 71: 1891-1901. PMID: 36912153, PMCID: PMC10258163, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.18304.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsModifiable risk factorsFragility fracturesRisk factorsAlcohol use disorderSerious fallsPhysiologic frailtyAntiretroviral therapyOlder PWHUse disordersVeterans Aging Cohort StudyMeasures of multimorbidityAging Cohort StudyBody mass indexMultivariable logistic modelAverage attributable fractionSuccessful prevention programsKey risk factorsOpioid prescriptionsCohort studyMass indexModifiable factorsSixth decadeAttributable fractionElevated riskICD9 codes
2022
Insomnia with objective short sleep duration in community‐living older persons: A multifactorial geriatric health condition
Miner B, Doyle M, Knauert M, Yaggi H, Stone K, Ancoli‐Israel S, Cauley J, Redline S, Blackwell T, Gill T, Groups F. Insomnia with objective short sleep duration in community‐living older persons: A multifactorial geriatric health condition. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2022, 71: 1198-1208. PMID: 36524599, PMCID: PMC10089942, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.18195.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsShort sleep durationObjective short sleep durationCommunity-living older personsSleep durationOsteoporotic fracturesOlder menCommunity-living older menOlder personsMultiple predisposingHealth conditionsMen Sleep StudyModifiable risk factorsSeparate logistic regression modelsPoor sleep qualityHigh-risk phenotypeCross-sectional studyCross-sectional associationsMiddle-aged personsLogistic regression modelsClinical correlatesRisk factorsMultivariable modelSleep studiesSleep qualityOlder womenFactors Associated With Days Away From Home in the Year After Major Surgery Among Community-living Older Persons
Gill TM, Becher RD, Murphy TE, Gahbauer EA, Leo-Summers L, Han L. Factors Associated With Days Away From Home in the Year After Major Surgery Among Community-living Older Persons. Annals Of Surgery 2022, 278: e13-e19. PMID: 35837967, PMCID: PMC9840715, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000005528.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care facilitiesMajor surgeryAge 85 yearsCare facilitiesOlder personsRisk factorsNumber of daysLower peak expiratory flowCommunity-living older personsShort Physical Performance BatteryIndependent risk factorCommunity-living personsPhysical Performance BatteryPeak expiratory flowCandidate risk factorsQuality of lifeHospital dischargeMultivariable analysisExpiratory flowMedian numberPerformance BatteryMusculoskeletal surgerySurgeryMean differenceHospital
2020
Functional Effects of Intervening Illnesses and Injuries After Hospitalization for Major Surgery in Community-living Older Persons
Gill TM, Han L, Gahbauer EA, Leo-Summers L, Murphy TE, Becher RD. Functional Effects of Intervening Illnesses and Injuries After Hospitalization for Major Surgery in Community-living Older Persons. Annals Of Surgery 2020, 273: 834-841. PMID: 33074902, PMCID: PMC8370041, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000004438.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor surgeryED visitsRestricted activityFunctional statusFunctional declineOlder personsCommunity-living older personsAdjusted hazard ratioAdverse functional outcomesCommunity-living personsEmergency department visitsTraditional risk factorsCorresponding odds ratiosFunctional effectsIllness/injuryHazard ratioDepartment visitsFunctional recoveryFunctional outcomeRisk factorsOdds ratioHospitalizationSurgeryInjuryVisits
2017
Association of Accelerometry‐Measured Physical Activity and Cardiovascular Events in Mobility‐Limited Older Adults: The LIFE (Lifestyle Interventions and Independence for Elders) Study
Cochrane S, Chen S, Fitzgerald J, Dodson J, Fielding R, King A, McDermott M, Manini T, Marsh A, Newman A, Pahor M, Tudor‐Locke C, Ambrosius W, Buford T, Espeland M, Applegate W, Beavers D, Byington R, Cook D, Furberg C, Harvin L, Henkin L, Hepler J, Hsu F, Lovato L, Roberson W, Rushing J, Rushing S, Stowe C, Walkup M, Hire D, Rejeski W, Katula J, Brubaker P, Mihalko S, Jennings J, Pierce J, Romashkan S, Patel K, Bonds D, Spring B, Hauser J, Kerwin D, Domanchuk K, Graff R, Rego A, Blair S, Myers V, Monce R, Britt N, Harris M, McGucken A, Rodarte R, Millet H, Butitta B, Donatto S, Cocreham S, Castro C, Haskell W, Stafford R, Pruitt L, Berra K, Yank V, Anton S, Nayfield S, Marsiske M, Sandesara B, Knaggs J, Lorow M, Marena W, Korytov I, Morris H, Fitch M, Singletary F, Causer J, Radcliff K, Studenski S, Goodpaster B, Glynn N, Lopez O, Nadkarni N, Williams K, Newman M, Grove G, Bonk J, Rush J, Kost P, Ives D, Brinkley T, Demons J, Sink K, Kennedy K, Shertzer‐Skinner R, Wrights A, Fries R, Barr D, Axtell R, Kashaf S, de Rekeneire N, McGloin J, Wu K, Shepard D, Fennelly B, Iannone L, Mautner R, Barnett T, Halpin S, Brennan M, Bugaj J, Zenoni M, Mignosa B, Sink K, Hendrie H, Rapp S, Verghese J, Woolard N, Espeland M, Jennings J, Wilson V, Handberg E, Flynn G, Gill T, Hankinson J, Fragoso C, Kaplan R. Association of Accelerometry‐Measured Physical Activity and Cardiovascular Events in Mobility‐Limited Older Adults: The LIFE (Lifestyle Interventions and Independence for Elders) Study. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2017, 6: e007215. PMID: 29197830, PMCID: PMC5779035, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.117.007215.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActigraphyAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overAgingCardiovascular DiseasesExerciseExercise TherapyFemaleFitness TrackersGeriatric AssessmentHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHumansIncidenceMaleMobility LimitationPatient Education as TopicPredictive Value of TestsPrognosisProtective FactorsRisk FactorsRisk Reduction BehaviorTime FactorsUnited StatesConceptsCardiovascular eventsPhysical activityOlder adultsLower incidenceLower cardiovascular event ratesCardiovascular event ratesCardiovascular risk factorsSubsequent cardiovascular eventsMedical record reviewHealth education interventionHip-worn accelerometersPhysical activity surveillanceLife Study participantsMonths postrandomizationLife studiesRecord reviewRisk factorsDaily PAStudy participantsEvent ratesMobility limitationsEducation interventionLongitudinal associationsBaselineActivity surveillanceASSOCIATIONS WITH POST-DISCHARGE FUNCTION OF OLDER ICU SURVIVORS: SENSITIVITY TO DEATH
Murphy T, Pisani M, Ferrante L, Gill T. ASSOCIATIONS WITH POST-DISCHARGE FUNCTION OF OLDER ICU SURVIVORS: SENSITIVITY TO DEATH. Innovation In Aging 2017, 1: 19-19. PMCID: PMC6241429, DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igx004.070.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAge 70 yearsPrecipitating Events ProjectOccurrence of deathSkilled nursing facilitiesICU admissionICU survivorsFunctional recoveryRisk factorsNursing facilitiesSelf-reported dependenceNon-disabled personsDeathFrailtyPrimary associationIADLsAssociationMobility measuresSurvivorsFocused examinationTotal countAdmissionYearsADLADLsDecedentsSTRIDE: A PRAGMATIC TRIAL OF A MULTIFACTORIAL APPROACH TO REDUCE SERIOUS FALLS INJURIES
Reuben D, Gill T, Lamb S. STRIDE: A PRAGMATIC TRIAL OF A MULTIFACTORIAL APPROACH TO REDUCE SERIOUS FALLS INJURIES. Innovation In Aging 2017, 1: 1007-1007. PMCID: PMC6185039, DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igx004.3655.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPragmatic trialHealth care systemRisk factorsClinical careSerious fall-related injuriesCare systemSerious fall injuriesPrimary care physiciansFall-related injuriesClinic-based screeningPersonal risk factorsSpecific risk factorsOutcomes Research InstituteUS health care systemHealth care recordsSecondary outcomesCare physiciansFall injuriesElectronic health care recordsCare recordsNonfatal injuriesSTRIDE interventionRegistered NursesOlder personsHealth system0755 LONGITUDINAL ASSOCIATIONS OF RISK FACTORS WITH INSOMNIA SEVERITY IN OLDER PERSONS
Miner B, Redeker N, Yaggi H, Van Ness P, Han L, Gill T, Fragoso C. 0755 LONGITUDINAL ASSOCIATIONS OF RISK FACTORS WITH INSOMNIA SEVERITY IN OLDER PERSONS. Sleep 2017, 40: a280-a280. DOI: 10.1093/sleepj/zsx050.754.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrimary sleep disordersCommunity-dwelling personsMean ISI scorePrecipitating Events ProjectRisk factorsInsomnia severityRace/ethnicityMedication useSmoking statusCardiorespiratory diseaseFemale sexSleep disordersISI scoresDepressive symptomsCognitive impairmentOlder personsLongitudinal associationsNumber of medicationsInsomnia Severity IndexCardiorespiratory conditionsInsomnia managementTherapeutic priorityNeuropsychologic impairmentSociodemographic factorsSignificant association
2016
Dynapenia and Metabolic Health in Obese and Nonobese Adults Aged 70 Years and Older: The LIFE Study
Aubertin-Leheudre M, Anton S, Beavers D, Manini T, Fielding R, Newman A, Church T, Kritchevsky S, Conroy D, McDermott M, Botoseneanu A, Hauser M, Pahor M, Gill T, Fragoso C, Fielding R, Hauser M, Pahor M, Guralnik J, Leeuwenburgh C, Caudle C, Crump L, Holmes L, Lee J, Lu C, Miller M, Espeland M, Ambrosius W, Applegate W, Beavers D, Byington R, Cook D, Furberg C, Harvin L, Henkin L, Hepler M, Hsu F, Lovato L, Roberson W, Rushing J, Rushing S, Stowe C, Walkup M, Hire D, Rejeski W, Katula J, Brubaker P, Mihalko S, Jennings J, Hadley E, Romashkan S, Patel K, Bonds D, McDermott M, Spring B, Hauser J, Kerwin D, Domanchuk K, Graff R, Rego A, Church T, Blair S, Myers V, Monce R, Britt N, Harris M, McGucken A, Rodarte R, Millet H, Tudor-Locke C, Butitta B, Donatto S, Cocreham S, King A, Castro C, Haskell W, Stafford R, Pruitt L, Berra K, Yank V, Fielding R, Nelson M, Folta S, Phillips E, Liu C, McDavitt E, Reid K, Kirn D, Pasha E, Kim W, Beard V, Tsiroyannis E, Hau C, Manini T, Pahor M, Anton S, Nayfield S, Buford T, Marsiske M, Sandesara B, Knaggs J, Lorow M, Marena W, Korytov I, Morris H, Fitch M, Singletary F, Causer J, Radcliff K, Newman A, Studenski S, Goodpaster B, Glynn N, Lopez O, Nadkarni N, Williams K, Newman M, Grove G, Bonk J, Rush J, Kost P, Ives D, Kritchevsky S, Marsh A, Brinkley T, Demons J, Sink K, Kennedy K, Shertzer-Skinner R, Wrights A, Fries R, Barr D, Gill T, Axtell R, Kashaf S, de Rekeneire N, McGloin J, Wu K, Shepard D, Fennelly B, Iannone L, Mautner R, Barnett T, Halpin S, Brennan M, Bugaj J, Zenoni M, Mignosa B, Williamson J, Sink K, Hendrie H, Rapp S, Verghese J, Woolard N, Espeland M, Jennings J, Wilson V, Pepine C, Ariet M, Handberg E, Deluca D, Hill J, Szady A, Chupp G, Flynn G, Gill T, Hankinson J, Fragoso C, Groessl E, Kaplan R. Dynapenia and Metabolic Health in Obese and Nonobese Adults Aged 70 Years and Older: The LIFE Study. Journal Of The American Medical Directors Association 2016, 18: 312-319. PMID: 27914851, PMCID: PMC5366275, DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2016.10.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiastolic blood pressureBlood pressureOlder adultsWaist circumferenceRisk factorsMetabolic disease risk factorsHigher diastolic blood pressureAbdominal obesity criteriaObese older adultsMetabolic risk factorsMetabolic syndrome criteriaDisease risk factorsBody mass indexCardiometabolic disease riskPresence of dynapeniaAged 70Obesity criteriaSyndrome criteriaLifestyle interventionMetS criteriaBlood lipidsObese groupMass indexObesity statusMetabolic healthSex Differences in Concomitant Trajectories of Self-Reported Disability and Measured Physical Capacity in Older Adults
Botoseneanu A, Allore HG, de Leon C, Gahbauer EA, Gill TM. Sex Differences in Concomitant Trajectories of Self-Reported Disability and Measured Physical Capacity in Older Adults. The Journals Of Gerontology Series A 2016, 71: 1056-1062. PMID: 27071781, PMCID: PMC4945890, DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glw038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSelf-reported disabilityShort Physical Performance Battery scorePhysical Performance Battery scoreGrip strengthPhysical capacityFunctional statusBattery scoreShort Physical Performance BatterySelf-reported functional statusChronic disease statusPhysical Performance BatteryWeak grip strengthPrecipitating Events ProjectHealth risk factorsSex-specific comparisonsAge-related declineFunctional indicatorsDisability ScaleRisk factorsOlder womenPerformance BatterySociodemographic characteristicsOlder adultsDisabilityWomen
2012
Risk factors and precipitants of long-term disability in community mobility: a cohort study of older persons.
Gill TM, Gahbauer EA, Murphy TE, Han L, Allore HG. Risk factors and precipitants of long-term disability in community mobility: a cohort study of older persons. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2012, 156: 131-40. PMID: 22250144, PMCID: PMC3278794, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-156-2-201201170-00009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term disabilityRisk factorsOlder personsCohort studyCommunity mobilityShort Physical Performance BatteryMultivariate hazard ratiosProspective cohort studyPhysical Performance BatteryMultiple risk factorsCandidate risk factorsSpecific risk factorsNational InstituteLong-term mobility disabilityHazard ratioAbsolute riskPerformance BatteryPotential precipitantsMobility disabilityRestricted activityOlder ageObserved associationsInitial onsetStrong associationQuarter mile
1995
Shared Risk Factors for Falls, Incontinence, and Functional Dependence: Unifying the Approach to Geriatric Syndromes
Tinetti M, Inouye S, Gill T, Doucette J. Shared Risk Factors for Falls, Incontinence, and Functional Dependence: Unifying the Approach to Geriatric Syndromes. JAMA 1995, 273: 1348-1353. DOI: 10.1001/jama.1995.03520410042024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGeriatric syndromesUrinary incontinenceMore basic activitiesPopulation-based cohortProportion of participantsRisk factorsIncontinenceDaily livingDepression scoresSyndromeGeneral communityCompensatory abilityArm strengthBasic activitiesSignificant increaseHigh anxietyImpairmentMultiple areasNew HavenYearsParticipantsFallFactorsPredisposesCohortEvaluating the efficacy of cancer screening: Clinical distinctions and case-control studies
Gill T, Horwitz R. Evaluating the efficacy of cancer screening: Clinical distinctions and case-control studies. Journal Of Clinical Epidemiology 1995, 48: 281-292. PMID: 7869074, DOI: 10.1016/0895-4356(94)00129-e.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCase-control studyBaseline risk factorsCancer screeningRisk factorsClinical distinctionAttribution of deathImportant clinical distinctionDeath of patientsCase-control approachSufficient followPatient managementHealth policyConfidence intervalsEfficacyPatientsEfficient alternative designsDeathScreeningInvestigatorsFollowCancerStudyCliniciansDiseaseTrials