Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Article	Citations
The role of vitamin D in the prevention of coronavirus disease 2019 infection and mortality	509
COVID-19 and the elderly: insights into pathogenesis and clinical decision-making	251
The potential long-term impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on patients with non-communicable diseases in Europe: consequences for healthy ageing	237
Post-COVID-19 global health strategies: the need for an interdisciplinary approach	135
Post-COVID-19 acute sarcopenia: physiopathology and management	115
Urinary incontinence and quality of life: a systematic review and meta-analysis	108
Evidence for possible association of vitamin D status with cytokine storm and unregulated inflammation in COVID-19 patients	102
COVID-19 in older adults	94
Aging tsunami coming: the main finding from China’s seventh national population census	91
Clinical characteristics, laboratory outcome characteristics, comorbidities, and complications of related COVID-19 deceased: a systematic review and meta-analysis	79
Delirium in COVID-19: epidemiology and clinical correlations in a large group of patients admitted to an academic hospital	71
Pathophysiology and treatment of osteoporosis: challenges for clinical practice in older people	70
Vitamin D supplementation: upper limit for safety revisited?	61
Determinants of healthy ageing: a systematic review of contemporary literature	57
Perioperative Management of Elderly patients (PriME): recommendations from an Italian intersociety consensus	55
Prevalence of sarcopenia according to EWGSOP1 and EWGSOP2 in older adults and their associations with unfavorable health outcomes: a systematic review	53
Severe vitamin D deficiency is not related to SARS-CoV-2 infection but may increase mortality risk in hospitalized adults: a retrospective case–control study in an Arab Gulf country	53
A review on the COVID-19-related psychological impact on older adults: vulnerable or not?	53
Prognostic value of geriatric nutritional risk index in elderly patients with heart failure: a meta-analysis	51
Knee osteoarthritis and time-to all-cause mortality in six community-based cohorts: an international meta-analysis of individual participant-level data	50
COVID-19 and associations with frailty and multimorbidity: a prospective analysis of UK Biobank participants	50
The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA): updated norms and psychometric insights into adaptive testing from healthy individuals in Northern Italy	45
Green space exposure on mortality and cardiovascular outcomes in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies	44
Cytokine storm in aged people with CoV-2: possible role of vitamins as therapy or preventive strategy	44
Differences in the clinical characteristics of COVID-19 patients who died in hospital during different phases of the pandemic: national data from Italy	43

Inflammatory biomarkers in older adults with frailty: a systematic review and meta-analysis of cross-sectional studies	42
Update on the ESCEO recommendation for the conduct of clinical trials for drugs aiming at the treatment of sarcopenia in older adults	42
Improving the care of older patients during the COVID-19 pandemic	41
Incidence and associated factors of delirium after orthopedic surgery in elderly patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis	40
Defining the characteristics of intermediate care models including transitional care: an international Delphi study	37
Management of patients at very high risk of osteoporotic fractures through sequential treatments	36
Mediterranean diet adherence is associated with better cognitive status and less depressive symptoms in a Greek elderly population	34
Highly purified chondroitin sulfate: a literature review on clinical efficacy and pharmacoeconomic aspects in osteoarthritis treatment	34
Osteosarcopenia, the co-existence of osteoporosis and sarcopenia, is associated with social frailty in older adults	33
Neurofilament light chain concentration in an aging population	32
Dairy products and bone health	32
Prognostic role of nutritional status in elderly patients hospitalized for COVID-19: a monocentric study	32
Patterns of multimorbidity and risk of disability in community-dwelling older persons	32
Handgrip strength asymmetry is associated with future falls in older Americans	31
The psychological and cognitive impact of Covid-19 on individuals with neurocognitive impairments: research topics and remote intervention proposals	31
Impact of exercise training on muscle mitochondria modifications in older adults: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials	30
The effects of dementia on the prognosis and mortality of hip fracture surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis	30
Mitochondrial DNA deletion mutations increase exponentially with age in human skeletal muscle	30
Evidence-based recommendations for resistance and power training to prevent frailty in community-dwellers	29
Postoperative delirium after cardiac surgery of elderly patients as an independent risk factor for prolonged length of stay in intensive care unit and in hospital	28
Guidelines on exercise testing and prescription for patients at different stages of Parkinson’s disease	27
Revisiting the role of vitamin D levels in the prevention of COVID-19 infection and mortality in European countries post infections peak	26
Effectiveness and feasibility of home-based telerehabilitation for community-dwelling elderly people in Southeast Asian countries and regions: a systematic review	25
Role of bone-forming agents in the management of osteoporosis	25
Vitamin D and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): rapid evidence review	25
Role of vitamin D supplementation in the management of musculoskeletal diseases: update from an European Society of Clinical and Economical Aspects of Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal	24
The impact of COVID-19 on health status of home-dwelling elderly patients with dementia in East Lombardy, Italy: results from COVIDEM network	24
Diaphragmatic muscle thickness in older people with and without sarcopenia	23
Physical activity as a determinant of successful aging: a narrative review article	23
The association of marital status with cognitive function and the role of gender in Chinese community-dwelling older adults: a cross-sectional study	23
Italian guidelines on management of persons with multimorbidity and polypharmacy	23
ICT technologies as new promising tools for the managing of frailty: a systematic review	23
Association between frailty index, lung function, and major clinical determinants in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	23
Sarcopenia quality-of-life questionnaire (SarQoL)®: translation, cross-cultural adaptation and validation in Turkish	23
Management of osteoporosis in older men	22
The effect of combined cognitive intervention and physical exercise on cognitive function in older adults with mild cognitive impairment: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	22
Cognitive dysfunction correlates with physical impairment in frail patients with acute myocardial infarction	22
The role of inflammation and metabolic risk factors in the pathogenesis of calcific aortic valve stenosis	22
Clinical assessment of gait and functional mobility in Italian healthy and cognitively impaired older persons using wearable inertial sensors	21
The prevalence and co-incidence of geriatric syndromes in older patients with early-stage Alzheimer’s disease and dementia with Lewy bodies	21
Unplanned hospital transfers from nursing homes: who is involved in the transfer decision? Results from the HOMERN study	21
The role of health determinants in the influenza vaccination uptake among older adults (65+): a scope review	21
Management of glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis	21
Intranasal delivery of BDNF rescues memory deficits in AD11 mice and reduces brain microgliosis	21
Premorbid vulnerability and disease severity impact on Long-COVID cognitive impairment	21
Prevalence and impact of polypharmacy in older patients with type 2 diabetes	21
Prevalence of COVID-19-related symptoms by age group	20
Association between alcohol intake, mild cognitive impairment and progression to dementia: a dose–response meta-analysis	20
SARC-F as a case-finding tool for sarcopenia according to the EWGSOP2. National validation and comparison with other diagnostic standards	20
The effect of resistance training programs on lean body mass in postmenopausal and elderly women: a meta-analysis of observational studies	20

Association between anticholinergic burden and oropharyngeal dysphagia among hospitalized older adults	20
World Congress on Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases (WCO-IOF-ESCEO 2023)	20
World Congress on Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases (WCO-IOF-ESCEO 2022)	20
Gender differences in the association between physical activity and health-related quality of life among community-dwelling elders	20
Sarcopenia, immune-mediated rheumatic diseases, and nutritional interventions	20
Management of hip fracture in the older people: rationale and design of the Italian consensus on the orthogeriatric co-management	19
Simple oral exercise with chewing gum for improving oral function in older adults	19
Effects of dance therapy on non-motor symptoms in patients with Parkinson’s disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis	19
Skeletal muscle weakness in older adults home-restricted due to COVID-19 pandemic: a role for full-body in-bed gym and functional electrical stimulation	19
Norms and equivalences for MoCA-30, MoCA-22, and MMSE in the oldest-old	19
Does vitamin D improve symptomatic and structural outcomes in knee osteoarthritis? A systematic review and meta-analysis	19
Stay fit, don't quit: Geriatric Exercise Prescription in COVID-19 Pandemic	19
Rewinding sarcopenia: a narrative review on the renin–angiotensin system	18
Serum alkaline phosphatase is elevated and inversely correlated with cognitive functions in subjective cognitive decline: results from the ReGAl 2.0 project	18
Cardiovascular safety of calcium, magnesium and strontium: what does the evidence say?	18
Group-based physical activity as a means to reduce social isolation and loneliness among older adults	18
Impact of nutraceuticals and dietary supplements on mitochondria modifications in healthy aging: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials	18
Task specificity impacts dual-task interference in older adults	18
Psychometric properties of the STAI-Y scales and normative data in an Italian elderly population	18
Dietary inflammatory potential and biological aging among US adults: a population-based study	18
Static one-leg standing balance test as a screening tool for low muscle mass in healthy elderly women	18
Mortality attributable to COVID-19 in nursing home residents: a retrospective study	17
Can cognitive-motor training improve physical functioning and psychosocial wellbeing in nursing home residents? A randomized controlled feasibility study as part of the PROCARE project	17
The effectiveness of traditional Chinese medicine-based exercise on physical performance, balance and muscle strength among older adults: a systematic review with meta-analysis	17
Malnutrition, assessed by the Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition (GLIM) criteria but not by the mini nutritional assessment (MNA), predicts the incidence of sarcopenia over a 5-year period i	17
How great is the negative impact of masking and social distancing and how can we enhance communication skills in the elderly people?	17
Life satisfaction in late adult span: the contribution of family relationships, health self-perception and physical activity	17
Handgrip strength predicts length of hospital stay in an abdominal surgical setting: the role of frailty beyond age	16
Characteristics of community-based exercise programs for community-dwelling older adults in rural/regional areas: a scoping review	16
Frailty prevalence according to the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe-Frailty Instrument (SHARE-FI) definition, and its variables associated, in patients with symptomatic knee osteoart	16
Nordic Walking and Walking in Parkinson’s disease: a randomized single-blind controlled trial	16
Adverse cardiovascular magnetic resonance phenotypes are associated with greater likelihood of incident coronavirus disease 2019: findings from the UK Biobank	16
A double-blind randomized controlled trial of the efficacy of cognitive training delivered using two different methods in mild cognitive impairment in Parkinson’s disease: preliminary report of benefi	16
Does a lack of vaccine side effects correlate with reduced BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine response among healthcare workers and nursing home residents?	16
Frailty but not sarcopenia nor malnutrition increases the risk of developing COVID-19 in older community-dwelling adults	16
Aging hampers neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) efficacy	15
Efficacy and efficiency of fracture liaison services to reduce the risk of recurrent osteoporotic fractures	15
Responsiveness to muscle mass gain following 12 and 24 weeks of resistance training in older women	15
Associations between hypovitaminosis D and COVID-19: a narrative review	15
Birth cohort differences in cognitive performance in 75- and 80-year-olds: a comparison of two cohorts over 28 years	15
The effect of different test protocols and walking distances on gait speed in older persons	15
Evaluating the systemic immune-inflammation index for in-hospital and long-term mortality in elderly non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction patients	15
Attributes and definitions of locomotor capacity in older people: a World Health Organisation (WHO) locomotor capacity working group meeting report	15
Association between low vitamin D and COVID-19: don’t forget the vitamin D binding protein	15
Predictors for functional decline after an injurious fall: a population-based cohort study	14
Does skeletal muscle morphology or functional performance better explain variance in fast gait speed in older adults?	14
Ability of radiofrequency echographic multispectrometry to identify osteoporosis status in elderly women with type 2 diabetes	14
Clinical trial on the effects of oral magnesium supplementation in stable-phase COPD patients	14
Prevalence and incidence of iron deficiency in European community-dwelling older adults: an observational analysis of the DO-HEALTH trial	14
Emergency laparotomy in the older patient: factors predictive of 12-month mortality—Salford-POPS-GS. An observational study	14
Closeness to friends explains age differences in positive emotional experience during the lockdown period of COVID-19 pandemic	14
Multidimensional Prognostic Index (MPI) in elderly patients with acute myocardial infarction	14
Prevalence, physical characteristics, and fall risk in older adults with and without possible sarcopenia	14
Does the association of therapeutic exercise and supplementation with sucrosomial magnesium improve posture and balance and prevent the risk of new falls?	14
Ishii test for screening sarcopenia: performance in community-dwelling older adults	14
LACE index predicts age-specific unplanned readmissions and mortality after hospital discharge	14
Comorbidity and the association with 1-year mortality in hip fracture patients: can the ASA score and the Charlson Comorbidity Index be used interchangeably?	14
Nutritional status mediates the relationship between sarcopenia and cognitive impairment: findings from the WCHAT study	14
Charlson Comorbidity Index as a predictor of repeated hospital admission and mortality among older women diagnosed with cardiovascular disease	13
Trimodal prehabilitation for older surgical patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis	13
Orthogeriatric co-management for the care of older subjects with hip fracture: recommendations from an Italian intersociety consensus	13
Clinical and demographic parameters predict the progression from mild cognitive impairment to dementia in elderly patients	13
Effect of COVID-19 quarantine on cognitive, functional and neuropsychiatric symptoms in patients with mild cognitive impairment and dementia	13
The effect of ageing on fat infiltration of thigh and paraspinal muscles in men	13
Association of fatigue, inflammation, and physical activity on gait speed: the Long Life Family Study	13
Electroencephalogram in dementia with Lewy bodies: a systematic review	13
Sulfonylureas use and fractures risk in elderly patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a meta-analysis study	13
The comparison of GNRI and other nutritional indexes on short-term survival in geriatric patients treated for respiratory failure	13
Serum testosterone and obesity in prostate cancer biology: a call for health promotion in the ageing male	12
Frailty and long-term survival of patients with colorectal cancer: a meta-analysis	12
The identification of established modifiable mid-life risk factors for cardiovascular disease which contribute to cognitive decline: Korean Longitudinal Study of Aging (KLoSA)	12
Validation and implementation of telephone-administered version of the Multidimensional Prognostic Index (TELE-MPI) for remote monitoring of community-dwelling older adults	12
Relationship between frailty and drug use among nursing homes residents: results from the SHELTER study	12
Direct anterior approach versus direct lateral approach in total hip arthroplasty and bipolar hemiarthroplasty for femoral neck fractures: a retrospective comparative study	12
Impact of sarcopenia on daily functioning: a cross-sectional study among older inpatients	12
2021 revised algorithm for the management of knee osteoarthritis—the Chinese viewpoint	12
Knee osteoarthritis and adverse health outcomes: an umbrella review of meta-analyses of observational studies	12
Oral factors and adherence to Mediterranean diet in an older Greek population	12
Neuropsychology of posteromedial parietal cortex and conversion factors from Mild Cognitive Impairment to Alzheimer’s disease: systematic search and state-of-the-art review	12
The relationship between extracellular water-to-body water ratio and sarcopenia according to the newly revised Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia: 2019 Consensus Update	12

Cognitive behavioral therapy cannot relieve postoperative pain and improve joint function after total knee arthroplasty in patients aged 70 years and older	12
Older cancer patients receiving radiotherapy: a systematic review for the role of sarcopenia in treatment outcomes	12
Migraine and the risk of dementia: a meta-analysis and systematic review	11
Estimating COVID-19-induced excess mortality in Lombardy, Italy	11
Raising awareness of the needs of older COVID patients after hospital discharge	11
Comorbidity status of deceased COVID-19 in-patients in Italy	11
Improving vaccination rates in older adults and at-risk groups: focus on pertussis	11
Linear association between grip strength and all-cause mortality among the elderly: results from the SHARE study	11
A double-blind randomized controlled trial combining cognitive training (CoRe) and neurostimulation (tDCS) in the early stages of cognitive impairment	11
Hypoglycaemic therapy in frail older people with type 2 diabetes mellitus—a choice determined by metabolic phenotype	11
Associations between nutritional factors and excessive daytime sleepiness in older patients with chronic kidney disease	11
Prophylactic or therapeutic doses of heparins for COVID-19 infection? A retrospective study	11
The impact of physical activity on blood inflammatory cytokines and neuroprotective factors in individuals with mild cognitive impairment: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized-controlle	11
Association of preoperative frailty with postoperative delirium in elderly orthopedic trauma patients	11
Lipopolysaccharide binding protein is associated with CVD risk in older adults	11
Do older patients (> 80 years) also benefit from ERAS after colorectal resection? A safety and feasibility study	11
Inflammatory markers in postoperative cognitive dysfunction for patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty: a meta-analysis	11
Clinical determinants of low handgrip strength and its decline in the oldest old: the Leiden 85-plus Study	11
Association between Healthy Eating Index-2015 and physical frailty among the United States elderly adults: the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2011–2014	11
Longitudinal white matter hyperintensity changes and cognitive decline in patients with minor stroke	11
Changes in physical activity levels and relationship to balance performance, gait speed, and self-rated health in older Swedish women: a longitudinal study	10
Association of sarcopenia and physical activity with functional outcome in older Asian patients hospitalized for rehabilitation	10
Geriatric co-management and interdisciplinary transitional care reduced hospital readmissions in frail older patients in Argentina: results from a randomized controlled trial	10
Daytime versus after-hours surgery outcomes in hip fracture patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis	10
Iron deficiency and biomarkers of inflammation: a 3-year prospective analysis of the DO-HEALTH trial	10
The Emergency Surgery Frailty Index (EmSFI): development and internal validation of a novel simple bedside risk score for elderly patients undergoing emergency surgery	10
Prealbumin as a nutrition status indicator may be associated with outcomes of geriatric hip fractures: a propensity score matching and 1-year follow-up study	10
Relationship between self-reported visual impairment and worsening frailty transition states in older people: a longitudinal study	10
Evidence based Latin American Guidelines of clinical practice on prevention, diagnosis, management and treatment of glucocorticoid induced osteoporosis. A 2022 update	10
Caring for nursing home residents with COVID-19: a “hospital-at-nursing home” intermediate care intervention	10
Use of walking modifications, perceived walking difficulty and changes in outdoor mobility among community-dwelling older people during COVID-19 restrictions	10
Inflammatory bowel disease as a new risk factor for dementia	10
What does hand motor function tell us about our aging brain in association with WMH?	10
Neuroimaging markers of chronic fatigue in older people: a narrative review	10
Novel formulations of oral bisphosphonates in the treatment of osteoporosis	10
Muscle strength cutoff values calculated from the young reference population to evaluate sarcopenia in Turkish population	10
Barriers and enablers associated with participation in a home-based pragmatic exercise snacking program in older adults delivered and monitored by Amazon Alexa: a qualitative study	10
Evaluation of minimal fracture liaison service resource: costs and survival in secondary fracture prevention—a prospective one-year study in South-Finland	10
The prevalence of undernutrition and associated factors in older obese patients	10
CHA2DS2-VASc score stratifies mortality risk in heart failure patients aged 75 years and older with and without atrial fibrillation	10
The role of collaborative, multistakeholder partnerships in reshaping the health management of patients with noncommunicable diseases during and after the COVID-19 pandemic	10
Metabolic syndrome predicts incident disability and functional decline among Chinese older adults: results from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study	10
Videoconference version of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment: normative data for Quebec-French people aged 50 years and older	10
Networks of inflammation, depression, and cognition in aging males and females	10
Nutrition and exercise interventions could ameliorate age-related cognitive decline: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	10
Identifying peripheral arterial disease in the elderly patients using machine-learning algorithms	10
Dietary creatine and cognitive function in U.S. adults aged 60 years and over	9
Suicide risk in caregivers of people with dementia: a systematic review and meta-analysis	9
Effect of exergaming on wellbeing of residents in a nursing home: a single blinded intervention study	9
Vitamin D status and COVID-19 in older adults	9
Pharmacokinetic profile and effect on bone markers and muscle strength of two daily dosage regimens of calcifediol in osteopenic/osteoporotic postmenopausal women	9
Potentially inappropriate medications are negatively associated with functional recovery in patients with sarcopenia after stroke	9
Cognitive reserve relates to executive functioning in the old–old	9
Serum sestrins: potential predictive molecule in human sarcopenia	9
Carotid intima-media thickness in patients with hyperuricemia: a systematic review and meta-analysis	9
Depressive symptoms predict low physical performance among older Mexican Americans	9
Association between frailty and postoperative delirium: a meta-analysis of cohort study	9
Prevalence of obesity and diabetes in older people with sarcopenia defined according to EWGSOP2 and FNHI criteria	9
Advance care planning and advance directives: an overview of the main critical issues	9
Factors associated with and 1-year outcomes of fear of falling in a geriatric post-hip fracture assessment	9
Verification of the predictive validity for mortality of the SARC-F questionnaire based on a meta-analysis	9
Association between B-vitamins intake and frailty among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	9
Assessment of the performance of the SarQoL® questionnaire in screening for sarcopenia in older people	9
A multifactorial intervention to lower potentially inappropriate medication use in older adults in Argentina	8
Are we maximizing the utility of handgrip strength assessments for evaluating muscle function?	8
Differences in lower limb muscle strength and balance ability between sarcopenia stages depend on sex in community-dwelling older adults	8
Long-term survival analysis of sublobar resection versus lobectomy for older patients with early-stage pulmonary carcinoid tumour: a database-based propensity score-matched study	8
Italian telephone-based Mini-Mental State Examination (Itel-MMSE): item-level psychometric properties	8
Application of integrated management bundle incorporating with multidisciplinary measures improved in-hospital outcomes and early survival in geriatric hip fracture patients with perioperative heart f	8
Clinical outcomes of geriatric patients with COVID-19: review of one-year data	8
Can theory of mind of healthy older adults living in a nursing home be improved? A randomized controlled trial	8
The Mini Sarcopenia Risk Assessment (MSRA) Questionnaire score as a predictor of skeletal muscle mass loss	8
A comprehensive review of machine learning algorithms and their application in geriatric medicine: present and future	8
Age-related composition changes in swallowing-related muscles: a Dixon MRI study	8
Multiple domains of functioning in older adults during the pandemic: design and basic characteristics of the Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam COVID-19 questionnaire	8
Incidence of mild cognitive impairment in the elderly population in Greece: results from the HELIAD study	8
What about the caregiver? A journey into Parkinson’s disease following the burden tracks	8
Improving bone health: addressing the burden through an integrated approach	8
Verbal memory is associated with adherence to COVID-19 protective behaviors in community dwelling older adults	8
Biological Frailty Index in centenarians	8
“Cerebellar cognitive reserve”: a possible further area of investigation	8
The association between objective vision impairment and mild cognitive impairment among older adults in low- and middle-income countries	8
The association between fear of falling and orthostatic hypotension in older adults	8
Online physical exercise intervention in older adults during lockdown: Can we improve the recipe?	8
TOMM40 and APOE variants synergistically increase the risk of Alzheimer’s disease in a Chinese population	8
2019 revised algorithm for the management of knee osteoarthritis: the Southeast Asian viewpoint	8
The role of automatic and controlled processes in the positivity effect for older adults	8
Predictors of short- and long-term mortality among acutely admitted older patients: role of inflammation and frailty	8
The impact of insomnia on frailty and the hallmarks of aging	8
Cognitive, physical and disability trajectories in community-dwelling elderly people	8
Fragility Score: a REMS-based indicator for the prediction of incident fragility fractures at 5 years	8
Chair stand test as a proxy for physical performance and muscle strength in sarcopenia diagnosis: the Korean frailty and aging cohort study	8
Incidence and risk factors associated with surgical site infection after surgically treated hip fractures in older adults: a retrospective cohort study	8
Evaluation of the efficacy of physical therapy on cognitive decline at 6-month follow-up in Parkinson disease patients with mild cognitive impairment: a randomized controlled trial	8
Low lean mass and cognitive performance: data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys	8