Geriatrics and Gerontolog y International Volume 24 Issue 1, January 2024
REVIEW ARTICLE
Changing trends in health orientation among older adults: A scoping review
K Kazawa et al.

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ORIGINAL ARTICLESEPIDEMIOLOGY, CLINICAL PRACTICE
AND HEALTH
Step length is associated with comprehensive frailty status
in community-dwelling older people
M Ando et al.
Short-latency reaction time and accuracy are impaired in patientswith cirrhosis: An international multicenter retrospective study
T Miwa et al.
Sex differences in the reciprocal relationship between glycemic control
and depressive symptoms among older adults with diabetes: Usinga nationwide population-based sample
GA Kang et al.

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BIOLOGY

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Changes and correlation analysis of intestinal microflora composition,
inflammatory index, and skeletal muscle mass in elderly patientswith sarcopenia
J Lou et al.

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Predictive value of the Ishii score for sarcopenia and the prognosisof older patients hospitalized with heart failure
D Maeda et al.

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Plasma pentosidine concentration is associated with ligament
ossification and high-grade osteoarthritis: The ROAD study
K Nagata et al.

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Sex differences in symptom presentation and their impact
on diagnostic accuracy in Werner syndrome
H Kaneko et al.

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Prevalence and factors associated with changes in frailty amongcommunity-dwelling older adults in Japan during the COVID-19
pandemic: A prospective cohort study from 2020 to 2022
T Hirose et al.

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Cross-validity of the end-of-life care management scale via
a cross-sectional study
A Kaneda and Y Kanoya

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Association of skeletal muscle function, quantity, and quality withgut microbiota in Japanese adults: A cross-sectional study
C Iwasaka et al.

53Investigation of geriatric syndromes associated with medicationin Japan using insurance claims data
S Hasegawa et al.

Continuous laxative use and its relationship to defecation amongresidents of nursing homes: A longitudinal observational study
using the interRAI
M Takaoka et al.

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Relationship between a gum-chewing routine and oral, physical,and cognitive functions of community-dwelling older adults:
A Kashiwa cohort study
J Kawamura et al.

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Association between dietary diversity and cognitive impairment
in community-dwelling older adults
Y Kiuchi et al.

75METHODOLOGICAL ARTICLE
Rationale and design of Juntendo Sarcopenia Registration to explore
the predictors and prognosis of sarcopenia and frailty
in the elderly in TOKYO (JUSTICE-TOKYO)
K Matsuno et al.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITORCASE REPORTS
Case of Werner syndrome complicated with Sjögren’s syndrome andHashimoto’s thyroiditis presenting sclerosing panniculitis-likesymptoms
A Nishino et al.

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Glaucoma after ipsilateral carotid artery stent placement
S-M Noh174

RESEARCH STUDIES
What happens if your colleague was the first person to notice thatyou have young-onset dementia?
A Edahiro et al.

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The gut microbiota associated with pineal gland calcification
T Yasuda et al.

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Cross-sectional associations between sedentary time with cognitive
engagement and brain volume among community-dwelling
vulnerable older adults
S Kurita et al.

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Age-related change in gait efficacy and predictors of its decline:
A 3-year longitudinal study
Y Sato et al.

Solution to the healthcare burden of the silver tsunami: Hybrid care,a new healthcare model in the Niigata Declaration
C-C Yang et al.

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Coexistence of sarcopenia and self-reported weight loss is a powerfulpredictor of mortality in older patients with heart failure
K Ohori et al.

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Recent trends in three major unintentional accidental deaths amongolder people in Japan: Stumbling falls, bathtub drowningand food choking
Y Aoki et al.

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Association between loneliness and domestic roles among individuals
requiring care
E Otaka et al.

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Decreased serum creatinine to cystatin C ratio is associatedwith low tongue pressure
Y Komorita et al.

BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

COMMENTS

Impact of income inequalities on subjective perceptionof older adult health: An analysis of healthy life expectancy
in China from 1997 to 2006
Q Yu and J Wu

Comments
E Ates Bulut

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Recommendation on patient selection in sarcopenia evaluation trials
ME Bozkurt

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Comment on: Optimal objective measurement of physical function
and its predictive capacity for mortality among community-dwellingolder women
ZI Turgut et al.

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Association between frailty and locomotive syndrome in elderly patientswith lumbar spinal stenosis: A retrospective longitudinal analysis
S Nagai et al.

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SOCIAL RESEARCH, PLANNING
AND PRACTICEPhysical function decline predictors in nursing home residents
using new national quality indicators
M Noguchi-Watanabe et al.

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