• Association between 9p21–23 Locus and Frailty in a Community-Dwelling Greek Population: Results from the Hellenic Longitudinal Investigation of Ageing and Diet 

      Mourtzi N., Hatzimanolis A., Xiromerisiou G., Ntanasi E., Georgakis M.K., Ramirez A., Heilmann-Heimbach S., Grenier-Boley B., Lambert J.C., Yannakoulia M., Kosmidis M., Dardiotis E., Hadjigeorgiou G., Sakka P., Scarmeas N. (2022)
      Background: Frailty is a complex geriatric syndrome arising from a combination of genetic and environmental factors and is associated with adverse health outcomes and mortality. A recent study reported an association between ...
    • Association Between Sleep Disturbances and Frailty: Evidence From a Population-Based Study 

      Balomenos V., Ntanasi E., Anastasiou C.A., Charisis S., Velonakis G., Karavasilis E., Tsapanou A., Yannakoulia M., Kosmidis M.H., Dardiotis E., Hadjigeorgiou G., Sakka P., Scarmeas N. (2021)
      Objective: To explore the association between both self-reported quality and quantity sleep characteristics and frailty status in a large non–sex-specific population of older individuals in Greece. Design: Cross-sectional ...
    • Current Trends of Computational Tools in Geriatric Medicine and Frailty Management 

      Louka A.M., Tsagkaris C., Christoforou P., Khan A., Alexiou F., Simou P., Haranas I., Gkigkitzis I., Georgios Z., Jha N.K., Uddin M.S., Shen B., Kamal M.A., Ashraf G.M., Alexiou A. (2022)
      While frailty corresponds to a multisystem failure, geriatric assessment can recognize multiple pathophysiological lesions and age changes. Up to now, a few frailty indexes have been introduced, presenting definitions of ...
    • Disparate habitual physical activity and dietary intake profiles of elderly men with low and elevated systemic inflammation 

      Draganidis D., Jamurtas A.Z., Stampoulis T., Laschou V.C., Deli C.K., Georgakouli K., Papanikolaou K., Chatzinikolaou A., Michalopoulou M., Papadopoulos C., Tsimeas P., Chondrogianni N., Koutedakis Y., Karagounis L.G., Fatouros I.G. (2018)
      The development of chronic, low-grade systemic inflammation in the elderly (inflammaging) has been associated with increased incidence of chronic diseases, geriatric syndromes, and functional impairments. The aim of this ...
    • Exploring the association between subjective cognitive decline and frailty: the Hellenic Longitudinal Investigation of Aging and Diet Study (HELIAD) 

      Margioti E., Kosmidis M.-H., Yannakoulia M., Dardiotis E., Hadjigeorgiou G., Sakka P., Ntanasi E., Vlachos G.S., Scarmeas N. (2020)
      Background: Subjective cognitive decline (SCD) refers to self-evaluations of impairment in cognitive functions in the absence of objective deficits. Frailty is a multidimensional syndrome that results in increased ...
    • Frailty and Prodromal Parkinson's Disease: Results from the HELIAD Study 

      Ntanasi E., Maraki M., Yannakoulia M., Stamelou M., Xiromerisiou G., Kosmidis M.H., Dardiotis E., Hadjigeorgiou G., Sakka P., Gargalionis A., Patas K., Chatzipanagiotou S., Charisis S., Stefanis L., Scarmeas N. (2021)
      Background: To investigate the association between frailty, Parkinson's disease (PD), and the probability of prodromal Parkinson's disease (prodromal PD) in Greek community-dwelling older individuals. Methods: Parkinson's ...
    • Malnutrition in older adults: Correlations with social, diet-related, and neuropsychological factors 

      Katsas K., Mamalaki E., Kontogianni M.D., Anastasiou C.A., Kosmidis M.H., Varlamis I., Hadjigeorgiou G.M., Dardiotis E., Sakka P., Scarmeas N., Yannakoulia M. (2020)
      BACKGROUND: The number of older adults is increasing rapidly. Malnutrition is a major problem in this age group, which may adversely affect health and quality of life. Several physiological, socioeconomic, and neuropsychological ...
    • Prevalence and Risk Factors of Frailty in a Community-Dwelling Population: The HELIAD Study 

      Ntanasi E., Yannakoulia M., Mourtzi N., Vlachos G.S., Kosmidis M.H., Anastasiou C.A., Dardiotis E., Hadjigeorgiou G., Megalou M., Sakka P., Scarmeas N. (2020)
      Objective: To estimate the prevalence of frailty using five different instruments in a cohort of older adults and explore the association between frailty and various risk factors. Method: 1,867 participants aged 65 years ...
    • Sex Differences in Frailty Incidence in Greek Community-Dwelling Older People: The HELIAD Study 

      Geronikola N., Zalonis I., Ntanasi E., Charisis S., Kosmidis M.H., Anastasiou C.A., Dardiotis E., Hadjigeorgiou G., Megalou M., Velonakis G., Karavasilis E., Gargalionis A.N., Patas K., Piperidi A., Chatzipanagiotou S., Sakka P., Paraskevas G., Yannakoulia M., Scarmeas N. (2022)
      Background: Previous frailty studies found higher prevalence of frailty in female than in male participants. This was mainly attributed to the fact that compared to men, women show increased longevity. Recent studies have ...