[The elderly yesterday, today and tomorrow. Aspects of cohort differences and prevention of the manifestations of aging].
Larger and different groups of elderly persons will meet us in the next few decades. This review describes cohort differences during a couple of decades from the gerontological and geriatric population studies in Göteborg, Sweden (H 70), regarding for example anthropometry, hearing, cognitive function, dietary habits and oral health. The sometimes great cohort differences have an obvious impact on for example planning of health care. Preventive possibilities are dealt with within the fields of nutrition and physical activity.
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Göteborgs universitet, Vasa sjukhus, Göteborg. bertil.steen@geriatrik.gu.se
D000368:Aged / Q000502:physiology / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology / Q000523:psychology; D000886:Anthropometry; D003071:Cognition; D015331:Cohort Studies; D002149:Energy Intake; D015444:Exercise; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D005853:Geriatrics / Q000266:history / Q000639:trends; D006309:Hearing; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009909:Oral Health; D011322:Primary Prevention; D012307:Risk Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013548:Sweden / Q000453:epidemiology