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  1. Platelet and Red Blood Cell Counts, as well as the Concentrations of Uric Acid, but Not Homocysteinaemia or Oxidative Stress, Contribute Mostly to Platelet Reactivity in Older Adults

    Article • Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity, January 2019, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Professor Tomasz Kostka

  2. A comparison of native and non-urate Total Antioxidant Capacity of fasting plasma and saliva among middle-aged and older subjects

    Article • Redox Report, October 2017, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Tomasz Kostka

  3. Relationship of quadriceps muscle power and optimal shortening velocity with angiotensin-converting enzyme activity in older women

    Article • Clinical Interventions in Aging, October 2017, Dove Medical Press

    Dr JOANNA STEFANIA KOSTKA, Professor Tomasz Kostka, Joanna Sikora

  4. muscle power and functional abilities in older adults

    Article • Clinical Interventions in Aging, May 2016, Dove Medical Press

    Professor Tomasz Kostka

  5. Gardening as the dominant leisure time physical activity (LTPA) of older adults from a post-communist country. The results of the population-based PolSenior Project from Poland

    Article • Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, May 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Tomasz Kostka

  6. Comparative analysis of the expected demands for nursing care services among older people from urban, rural, and institutional environments

    Article • Clinical Interventions in Aging, February 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Tomasz Kostka, Dr JOANNA STEFANIA KOSTKA

  7. Association of Muscle Strength, Power, and Optimal Shortening Velocity With Functional Abilities of Women With Chronic Osteoarthritis Participating in a Multi-modal Exercise Program

    Article • Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, October 2014, Human Kinetics

    Professor Tomasz Kostka, Dr JOANNA STEFANIA KOSTKA

  8. THE CONSEQUENCES OF FALLS TO PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, SLEEP DURATION AND QUALITY OF LIFE AMONG OLDER INSTITUTIONALIZED ADULTS

    Article • Medicina Sportiva, March 2014, Index Copernicus

    Professor Tomasz Kostka, Dr JOANNA STEFANIA KOSTKA

  9. Long-Term Effect of Different Physical Activity Levels on Subclinical Atherosclerosis in Middle-Aged Men: A 25-Year Prospective Study

    Article • PLoS ONE, January 2014, PLOS

    Professor Tomasz Kostka

  10. Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Total Serum Antioxidant Capacity in Healthy Men and in Men with Coronary Heart Disease

    Article • BioMed Research International, January 2014, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Professor Tomasz Kostka, Dr JOANNA STEFANIA KOSTKA

  11. LONG TERM REGULAR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AS A FACTOR MODIFYING THE INCIDENCE OF SUBCLINICAL ATHEROSCLEROSIS IN OCCUPATIONALLY ACTIVE MEN

    Article • Medycyna Pracy, November 2013, Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine

    Professor Tomasz Kostka

  12. Validation of the modified mini nutritional assessment short-forms in different populations of older people in Poland

    Article • The journal of nutrition health & aging, October 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Tomasz Kostka

  13. May the Power Be With Us

    Article • Journal of Aging Science, January 2013, OMICS Publishing Group

    Professor Tomasz Kostka

  14. FUNCTIONAL ABILITIES AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AMONG THE ELDERLY

    Article • Polish Journal of Sports Medicine, August 2012, Index Copernicus

    Professor Tomasz Kostka, Dr JOANNA STEFANIA KOSTKA

  15. Comparative characteristics of the home care nursing services used by community‐dwelling older people from urban and rural environments

    Article • Journal of Advanced Nursing, August 2012, Wiley

    Professor Tomasz Kostka

  16. Physical Activity and Total Antioxidant Capacity across an Adult Lifespan of Men

    Article • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, April 2012, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Tomasz Kostka, Dr JOANNA STEFANIA KOSTKA

  17. The weight change impact on metabolic syndrome: a 17-year follow-up study

    Article • Open Medicine, December 2011, De Gruyter

    Professor Tomasz Kostka

  18. Relationship of quality of life to dispositional optimism, health locus of control and self-efficacy in older subjects living in different environments

    Article • Quality of Life Research, February 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Tomasz Kostka

  19. Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) risk factors, physical activity (PA) and plasma plasminogen (Plg) in a random sample of community-dwelling elderly

    Article • Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, May 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Tomasz Kostka

  20. Correlates of plasma fibrinogen (FG) levels in a random sample of community-dwelling elderly

    Article • Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, March 2008, Elsevier

    Professor Tomasz Kostka

  21. Simple method for determining human serum 2,2-diphenyl-1-picryl-hydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging activity – possible application in clinical studies on dietary antioxidants

    Article • Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (CCLM), January 2008, De Gruyter

    Professor Tomasz Kostka

  22. Interrelationship between Physical Activity, Symptomatology of Upper Respiratory Tract Infections, and Depression in Elderly People

    Article • Gerontology, January 2007, Karger Publishers

    Professor Tomasz Kostka

  23. Influence of chronic cardiovascular disease and hospitalisation due to this disease on quality of life of community-dwelling elderly

    Article • Quality of Life Research, September 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Tomasz Kostka

  24. Quadriceps maximal power and optimal shortening velocity in 335 men aged 23–88 years

    Article • European Journal of Applied Physiology and Occupational Physiology, July 2005, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Tomasz Kostka

  25. Predictors of quality of life in older people living at home and in institutions

    Article • Aging Clinical and Experimental Research, June 2004, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Tomasz Kostka

  26. Anabolic and catabolic hormonal responses to experimental two-set low-volume resistance exercise in sedentary and active elderly people

    Article • Aging Clinical and Experimental Research, April 2003, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Tomasz Kostka

  27. Epidemiology of school accidents during a six school-year period in one region in Poland

    Article • European Journal of Epidemiology, October 2002, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Tomasz Kostka

  28. Response of Blood Lipids to Physical Exercise in Elderly Subjects

    Article • Preventive Cardiology, July 2001, Wiley

    Professor Tomasz Kostka

  29. Simultaneous Validation of Ten Physical Activity Questionnaires in Older Men: A Doubly Labeled Water Study

    Article • Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, January 2001, Wiley

    Professor Tomasz Kostka

  30. Leg extensor power and dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate, insulin-like growth factor-I and testosterone in healthy active elderly people

    Article • European Journal of Applied Physiology and Occupational Physiology, May 2000, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Tomasz Kostka

  31. The symptomatology of upper respiratory tract infections and exercise in elderly people

    Article • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, January 2000, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Tomasz Kostka

  32. Relationship of physical activity and fitness to lipid and lipoprotein (a) in elderly subjects

    Article • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, August 1999, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Tomasz Kostka

  33. Physical activity and dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate, insulin-like growth factor I and testosterone in healthy active elderly people

    Article • Age and Ageing, January 1998, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Tomasz Kostka

  34. Peak anaerobic power in elderly men

    Article • European Journal of Applied Physiology and Occupational Physiology, December 1997, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Tomasz Kostka

  35. Habitual physical activity and peak anaerobic power in elderly women

    Article • European Journal of Applied Physiology and Occupational Physiology, June 1997, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Tomasz Kostka