Objective. ——To evaluate longitudinal changes in prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels in
men with and without prostate disease. Design. —Case-control study of men with and …

Background— The ability of older persons to function independently is dependent largely
on the maintenance of sufficient aerobic capacity and strength to perform daily activities. …

The authors examined age trends in the 5 factors and 30 facets assessed by the Revised
NEO Personality Inventory in Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging data (N= 1,944; 5,027 …

Background— There is evidence from recent studies that γ-glutamyltransferase (GGT) is
likely to be associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, few studies to date with …

To determine the prevalence rates of major depressive disorder and of depressive symptoms
and their relationship to mortality in nursing homes, research psychiatrists examined 454 …

Current studies are inconclusive regarding specific patterns of gender differences in age‐associated
hearing loss. This paper presents results from the largest and longest longitudinal …

BACKGROUND: The role of serum uric acid (SUA) as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease
(CVD) remains controversial. Little is known about its predictive value for mortality from …

Hearing thresholds were obtained on 813 adult males (20–95 years) measured at 11 frequencies
ranging from 0.125–8 kHz from pure‐tone audiograms collected over a 20‐year period …

Thirteen years ago, blood centres voluntarily started testing whole blood and platelet
apheresis donors using nucleic acid amplification technology (NAT). The first reports on the …

Prostate growth curves were estimated from serial prostate-specific antigen (PSA)
measurements on frozen sera in three groups of men: (a) 16 men with no prostatic disease by …