title: [Association between metabolic syndrome and the 10 years mortality of cerebro-cardiovascular diseases in the senile population].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MS) and its association with mortality of cerebro-cardiovascular diseases in senile population.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data were collected from 1926 people aged 60 and over, who took part in routine health examination in our hospital from 1996 to 1997. All subjects were followed up for 10 years. MS was diagnosed by using the definition recommended by Chinese Diabetic Society in 2004. Cox-proportional hazards models were used in survival analyses and to calculate the relative risk (RR) of cerebro-cardiovascular diseases mortality.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The prevalence of MS was 25.03% (n = 482, Group 2) in this population. The 10 year mortality of cerebro-cardiovascular diseases was significantly higher (6.82/1000-person year vs. 2.55/1000-person year, P < 0.05) and the cumulative survival rate was significantly lower (92.46%vs. 97.14%, P < 0.05) in group 2 compared that in group 1 (non-MS, n = 1444). Compared with group 1, RR of cerebro-cardiovascular diseases mortality was 2.52 (95% CI 1.367 - 4.661, P < 0.05) in group 2.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There was a high prevalence of MS in the senile population and MS was associated with higher 10 years mortality of cerebro-cardiovascular diseases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, People's Liberation Army Hospital, Beijing 100853, China.
authors.forename: Meng-meng
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.forename: Chang-Yu
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tian
authors.forename: Min
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Hai-yan
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Su
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000401:mortality*; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000401:mortality*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006946:Hyperinsulinism / Q000401:mortality; D008297:Male; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000401:mortality*