title: Predictors of mortality in very old subjects aged 80 years or over.
abstract: We studied 318 subjects aged 80 years of over included in the Cardiovascular Study in the Elderly (CASTEL). Some well known risk factors (left ventricular hypertrophy, glucose intolerance, cholesterol, ApoB/ApoA ratio, triglycerides, proteinuria, cigarette smoking, and ECG abnormalities), whose importance in cardiovascular risk is definitely accepted for young adults, were very poor predictors of mortality in our survey. On the contrary, FEV1 reduction and blood uric acid were strong predictors.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Padova, Italy.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Casiglia
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Spolaore
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ginocchio
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Colangeli
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Di Menza
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marchioro
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mazza
authors.forename: G B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Ambrosio
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000401:mortality; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000401:mortality; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D009026:Mortality / Q000639:trends*; D015995:Prevalence; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors