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Jack M. Guralnik
Researcher at University of Maryland, Baltimore
Publications - 332
Citations - 28446
Jack M. Guralnik is an academic researcher from University of Maryland, Baltimore. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Randomized controlled trial. The author has an hindex of 76, co-authored 332 publications receiving 23647 citations. Previous affiliations of Jack M. Guralnik include University of Florida & National Institutes of Health.
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Frailty Consensus: A Call to Action
John E. Morley,Bruno Vellas,G. Abellan Van Kan,Stefan D. Anker,Juergen M. Bauer,Roberto Bernabei,Matteo Cesari,Wm. Cameron Chumlea,Wolfram Doehner,Jonathan Evans,Linda P. Fried,Jack M. Guralnik,Paul R. Katz,Theodore K. Malmstrom,Roger McCarter,Luis Miguel Francisco Gutierrez Robledo,Kenneth Rockwood,Stephan von Haehling,Maurits Vandewoude,Jeremy D. Walston +19 more
TL;DR: For the purposes of optimally managing individuals with physical frailty, all persons older than 70 years and all individuals with significant weight loss (>5%) due to chronic disease should be screened for frailty.
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The FNIH Sarcopenia Project: Rationale, Study Description, Conference Recommendations, and Final Estimates
Stephanie A. Studenski,Katherine W. Peters,Dawn E. Alley,Peggy M. Cawthon,Robert R. McLean,Tamara B. Harris,Luigi Ferrucci,Jack M. Guralnik,Maren S. Fragala,Anne M. Kenny,Douglas P. Kiel,Stephen B. Kritchevsky,Michelle Shardell,Thuy Tien L. Dam,Maria T. Vassileva +14 more
TL;DR: Based on the analyses presented in this series, the final recommended cutpoints for weakness are grip strength <26kg for men and <16kg for women, and for low lean mass, appendicular lean mass adjusted for body mass index <0.789 forMen and women.
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Leg symptoms in peripheral arterial disease: associated clinical characteristics and functional impairment.
Mary M. McDermott,Philip Greenland,Kiang Liu,Jack M. Guralnik,Michael H. Criqui,Nancy C. Dolan,Cheeling Chan,Lillian Celic,William H. Pearce,Joseph R. Schneider,Leena Sharma,Elizabeth T. Clark,Daniel Gibson,Gary J. Martin +13 more
TL;DR: There is a wide range of leg symptoms in persons with PAD beyond that of classic IC, and functional impairments are found in every PAD symptom group, and the degree of functional limitation varies depending on the type of leg symptom.
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Serum IL-6 level and the development of disability in older persons.
Luigi Ferrucci,Tamara B. Harris,Jack M. Guralnik,Russell P. Tracy,Maria Chiara Corti,Harvey J. Cohen,Brenda W.J.H. Penninx,Marco Pahor,Robert B. Wallace,Richard J. Havlik +9 more
TL;DR: This work tested the hypothesis that high levels of IL‐6 predict future disability in older persons who are not disabled, and found that it does not.
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The aging of America. Impact on health care costs.
TL;DR: The rapid growth of the oldest age groups will have a major impact on future health care costs, and future costs for Medicare, nursing homes, dementia, and hip fractures are projected.