title: Predictors of 3-year mortality in subjects over 95 years of age. The NonaSantfeliu study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine the survival rates of subjects aged 95 or over after a follow-up period of 3 years, and to determine predictive factors for mortality risk.
  
  
  METHODS
  A prospective cohort study.
  
  
  METHODS
  A community-based study.
  
  
  METHODS
  Forty-eight subjects aged 95 or over.
  
  
  METHODS
  Sociodemographic data, Barthel Index, Lawton-Brody Index, Spanish version of the Mini-Mental State Examination, short version of the Mini Nutritional Assessment, comorbidity (Charlson Index), and prevalent chronic diseases were evaluated. Patients who died were compared with the rest.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Thirty-six deaths (75%) were recorded during follow-up. The Cox multivariate analysis showed that lower Barthel Index scores and a history of heart failure were independently associated with long-term mortality.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In subjects aged 95 or over, poor functional status and history of heart failure were the two independent risk factors for 3-year mortality.
authors.affiliation: Geriatric Unit, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat 08907, Barcelona, Spain. fformiga@bellvitgehospital.cat
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Formiga
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ferrer
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Montero
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chivite
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pujol
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology*; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D016330:Frail Elderly; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000401:mortality*; D006801:Humans; D008017:Life Expectancy; D008297:Male; D009026:Mortality; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D016016:Proportional Hazards Models; D011446:Prospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors