New research from the University of Sydney used 45 and Up Study data to show that the number of Australians living with diabetes may be up to 35 per cent higher than previously estimated. The study, published in Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, applied a sophisticated algorithm to more than 250,000 adults in the Sax Institute’s … Read more
New research using data from the Sax Institute’s 45 and Up Study – one of the world’s largest longitudinal studies of healthy ageing – has revealed significant differences in the rates of complications between men and women who have been diagnosed with diabetes. The researchers from the University of Sydney looked at over 25,000 participants … Read more
Researchers have used the 45 and Up Study, Australia’s largest ongoing study of health and ageing, to produce ground-breaking papers on important health issues. Here are some of the highlights from 2023: AI predicts cardiovascular risk from survey responses The risk of someone dying or being hospitalised from cardiovascular disease can now be predicted by … Read more
Significant tooth loss in older adults is linked to developing diabetes, although it’s not yet clear why, according to new research using data from the 45 and Up Study. Researchers from the University of Sydney found that older adults with fewer than 20 of their own teeth – one-third of participants in the Study – … Read more
