PREDICTORS OF MORTALITY IN VERY OLD SUBJECTS AGED 80 YEARS OR OVER

Authors
CASIGLIA E SPOLAORE P GINOCCHIO G COLANGELI G DIMENZA G MARCHIORO M MAZZA A AMBROSIO GB
Citation
E. Casiglia et al., PREDICTORS OF MORTALITY IN VERY OLD SUBJECTS AGED 80 YEARS OR OVER, European journal of epidemiology, 9(6), 1993, pp. 577-586
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Public, Environmental & Occupation Heath
Journal title
European journal of epidemiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
03932990
Volume
9
Issue
6
Year of publication
1993
Pages
577 - 586
Database
ISI
SICI code
0393-2990(1993)9:6<577:POMIVO>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
We studied 318 subjects aged 80 years or over included in the Cardiova scular Study in the Elderly (CASTEL). Some well known risk factors (le ft ventricular hypertrophy, glucose intolerance, cholesterol, ApoB/Apo A ratio, triglycerides, proteinuria, cigarette smoking, and ECG abnorm alities), whose importance in cardiovascular risk is definitely accept ed for young adults, were very poor predictors of mortality in our sur vey. On the contrary, FEV, reduction and blood uric acid were strong p redictors.