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Diagnostic and Statistical Manual DSM-III-R), 1987: The essential feature of Dementia is impairment in short-and long-term memory, associated with impairment in abstract thinking, impaired judgment, other disburbances of higher cortical function, or personality changes.
, syllable-timed speech) yield a prompt and marked reduction of stuttering frequency, which has raised suspicions of impaired auditory processing or rhythmic pacemaking in stuttering subjects (Lee 1951; Brady and Berson 1975; Hall and Jerger 1978; Salmelin et al.
Impaired pulmonary function is a strong predictor of cardiovascular and all-cause mortality in the general population independent of smoking [ 1 2 3 4 ] . The factors that influence pulmonary function are not completely understood and oxidant exposure could play a negative role [ 5 6 7 ] . Support for this hypothesis comes from studies that report a positive association between antioxidant vitamin status and lung function [ 8 9 10 11 ] . Several studies have indicated that alcohol exposure may contribute to oxidative burden and, therefore, it may be linked to impaired pulmonary function through oxidant-antioxidant mechanisms [ 12 13 14 15 ] . However, while alcohol itself can act as an oxidant, wine has antioxidant properties [ 12 13 16 17 ] .
Aging has been associated with decreased function and exercise performance [ 1 2 ] . Decreased exercise performance has been related to decreased oxidative capacity [ 3 4 ] and decreased muscle mass [ 4 ] . Vascular alterations in structure and function due to aging could also contribute to decreased exercise performance through impaired blood flow [ 5 ] . Decreased capillary density [ 6 ] and a thickening of vascular walls [ 7 ] are present with aging.
They also demonstrated that children with BMI exceeding the 85 thpercentile are at increased risk of diabetes or impaired fasting glucose, odds ratio of 5.1 with 95% coefficient interval 1.5, 17.
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