A positive association of vitamin D deficiency and sarcopenia in 50 year old women, but not men

S Park, JO Ham, BK Lee - Clinical Nutrition, 2014 - Elsevier
… Thus, the association between vitamin D and sarcopenia remains controversial and has not
… a positive association between sarcopenia and serum 25-OH-D levels only in women aged …

Distinctive biological correlates of positive psychological well-being in older men and women

A Steptoe, P Demakakos, C de Oliveira… - Psychosomatic …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Women but not men also showed positive associations between positive well-being and …
age, and higher values are found in older men than in older women ( 37 ). It is a multifunctional …

Predicting positive well-being in older men and women

EL Waddell, JM Jacobs-Lawson - The International Journal …, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
… be significant for both men and women, education was the only … positive well-being for men
and that social interaction would be a unique predictor of positive well-being for older women

Narrative practices and positive aging: A reflection about life celebration in a group of old women

MA d'Araújo, M Alpuim, C Rivero, HÁ Marujo - Women & Therapy, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
… in a group of very old women and in the way they … positive stereotype that does justice to
old women’s phenomenal accomplishments. As a consequence, our narratives about positive

Positive association between 25-hydroxy vitamin D levels and bone mineral density: a population-based study of younger and older adults

HA Bischoff-Ferrari, T Dietrich, EJ Orav… - The American journal …, 2004 - amjmed.com
… the United States, we found a significant positive association between 25-hydroxy vitamin D
… younger and older adults. The association did not differ between men and women. Higher 25…

The association between physical activity and quality of life in older women

KF Koltyn - Women's health issues, 2001 - Elsevier
… Despite the positive benefits of regular physical activity, it has been estimated that 70% of …
more common in older women, and it has been estimated that 70–80% of older women have …

Sex steroids and bone mass in older men. Positive associations with serum estrogens and negative associations with androgens.

CW Slemenda, C Longcope, L Zhou… - The Journal of …, 1997 - Am Soc Clin Investig
positive associations seen here between E2 and BMD are as strong or stronger than those
observed between serum estrogens and BMD in women of … trations in older men and women, …

Beyond fun and friendship: The Red Hat Society as a coping resource for older women

SL Hutchinson, CM Yarnal, J Staffordson… - Ageing & …, 2008 - cambridge.org
… The Society is an international organisation of women aged 50 or more … to older women’s
health and wellbeing, this paper examines the dynamics of leisure-based coping with positive

Experiences of purpose in life when becoming and being a very old woman

P Hedberg, C Brulin, L Aléx - Journal of Women & Aging, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
… scored rather low on the scale measuring purpose in life, the old women in the present study
did experience purpose in life as having a positive view of life, living in relation to God, and …

Disability, physical activity, and muscle strength in older women: the Women's Health and Aging Study

T Rantanen, JM Guralnik, R Sakari-Rantala… - Archives of physical …, 1999 - Elsevier
… In stratified analyses, the positive association of physical activity on knee extension
strength was consistent across disability levels. Multiple regression analysis showed that both …