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Chronic Kidney Disease in community-dwelling adults aged 50+ years in Ireland: A Report from TILDA and the National Renal Office
(2023)The presence and severity of CKD identifies individuals who are at increased risk of adverse health outcomes and premature mortality; and as such, preventing and managing CKD constitutes a key aim of overall management. We ... -
Physical Function, An Adjunct to Brain Health Score for Phenotyping Cognitive Function Trajectories in Older Age: Findings From The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA)
(2022)Background: Evidence is limited regarding the cumulative effect of risk factors on cognitive decline and the added value of physical function for cognitive function trajectory stratification. We operationalize 13 modifiable ... -
Associations of Pet Ownership with Health and Wellbeing in Community Dwelling Adults aged 50 years and over in Ireland
(2019)Almost half (45%) of adults aged 50 years and over in Ireland own a pet with dogs being most common (38%) followed by cats (21%). Dog ownership decreases with increasing age from 51% of adults aged 50-64 years to 25% ... -
The challenges of open access data
(2022)The demand that publicly funded scientific research be freely available to the public and the larger research community (including beyond academia—eg, government departments and non-governmental organisations) has ... -
The CANDID initiative Leveraging Cognitive Ageing Dementia Data from Around the World
(2021)A large-scale, global approach to brain health research is required to reduce the scale and impact of dementia worldwide. Interrogating multiple datasets from different countries facilitates the investigation of key ... -
The Prevalence of Vitamin D Deficiency and the Determinants of 25(OH)D Concentration in Older Irish Adults: Data From The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA)
(2018)Background: Few data are available examining the determinants of vitamin D status exclusively in older adults. We aimed to investigate the prevalence and determinants of vitamin D deficiency in a representative sample of ... -
A Comparative Analysis of the Status Anxiety Hypothesis of Socio-Economic Inequalities in Health Based on 18,349 individuals in Four Countries and Five Cohort Studies
(2019)The status anxiety hypothesis proposes that systematic inflammation as a consequence of chronic psycho-social stress is a possible pathway linking socio-economic position (SEP) to premature ageing and is a possible ... -
Personality and preventive healthcare utilisation: Evidence from the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing.
(2019)There is extensive empirical evidence that personality is associated with many outcomes and behaviours, such as educational outcomes, labour market participation, savings behaviour, health behaviours, physical health ... -
Limitations of observational data in interpreting SPRINT results
(2018)We read with interest the Research Letter in a recent issue of JAMA Internal Medicine by Sexton et al 1 on the rates of syncope and injurious falls in Irish Longitudinal Study of Aging (TILDA) participants 75 years or ... -
Oral health and wellbeing in older Irish adults
(The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing, Trinity College Dublin, 2017)One in six (18%) of adults aged 54 years and over in Ireland has no natural teeth although most have dentures in place of teeth. Prevalence of tooth loss increases with age, with 40% of those aged 75 years and over ... -
Socioeconomic indicators in epidemiologic research: a practical example from the LIFEPATH study
(2017)Background: Several social indicators have been used in epidemiological research to describe socioeconomic position (SEP) of people in societies. Among SEP indicators, those more frequently used are education, occupational ... -
Childhood Circumstances and Mid-life Functional Mobility
(2016)Objectives: We examine the cumulative long-term role of childhood health and socioeconomic status in affecting functional health at ages 50 to 59. Method: Data on 2,233 respondents to The Irish Longitudinal Study of ... -
Prevalence and correlates of diagnosed and undiagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus and pre-diabetes in older adults: Findings from the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA).
(2015)Aims: The prevalence of type 2 diabetes and pre-diabetes has increased rapidly in recent decades and this trend will continue as the global population ages. This study investigates the prevalence of, and factors associated ... -
Cognitive and physical health of the older populations of England, the United States, and ireland: international comparability of the irish longitudinal study on ageing.
(2013)This article discusses the contribution that international comparisons of the health and well-being of older people make. The comparability of the “HRS family” of studies that have been modeled on the U.S. Health and ... -
Internet access and use among adults aged over 50 and over in Ireland; Results from Wave 5 of the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing.
(2020)This report will outline internet access and use among adults aged 50 years and over in Ireland. These analyses are based on data from wave 5 of the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA), collected in 2018. These ... -
Public health insurance and mortality in the older population: Evidence from the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing
(2022)Most developed countries provide publicly-financed insurance for many health services for their populations although there is considerable variation across countries in the types of services covered, eligible population ... -
Time to Refocus Assessment of Vision in Older Adults? Contrast Sensitivity but Not Visual Acuity Is Associated with Gait in Older Adults
(2017)Background: The relationship between measures of visual function and gait related risk factors for falls is unclear. In this study, we examine the relationship between visual function (visual acuity [VA] and contrast ... -
Assessing cognitive function in longitudinal studies of ageing worldwide: some practical considerations.
(2023)Over 55 million people live with dementia worldwide. With 40% of modifiable risk factors estimated to contribute to dementia, the potential for prevention is high, and preventive measures, at an early stage of cognitive ...
