title: [The Octabaix study. Baseline assessment and 5 years of follow-up].
abstract: This is a review of a prospective, community-based study with a follow-up period of 5years. It is a study of 328 participants aged 85 at baseline, of which 62% were female, 53% widows, and a third of them living alone. High blood pressure was observed in 75.9%, dyslipidaemia in 51.2%, and diabetes in 17.7%. At baseline the median Barthel Index was 95, the Spanish version of the Mini-Mental State Examination was 28, the Charlson index 1, the Mini Nutritional Assessment 25, the Gijón test 10, the visual analogue scale of the Quality of Life Test was 60, and with a mean of 6.1 prescription drugs. A lower quality of life was also associated with female gender, a phenotype of frailty, heart failure, and a high level of social risk. At 5years of follow-up, the mortality rate was high, with 138 (42.1%) of the population sample dying at the end of the period. It represents an annual mortality rate of 8.4%. Thus, a common denominator of this review has been the high importance of functionality and overall comorbidity factors associated with mortality in this very old age group, compared to other more traditional factors in younger populations. Several studies of frailty have also been assessed in this group, as well as falls, nutritional risk, diabetes and successful aging, including important aspects to better understand this population group.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Atención Primaria «El Pla» CAP-I, Dirección de Atención Primaria Costa de Ponent, Institut Català de la Salut, Sant Feliu de Llobregat, Barcelona, España. Electronic address: aferrer.cp.ics@gencat.cat.
authors.forename: Assumpta
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ferrer
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Geriatría, Servicio Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, IDIBELL, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, España.
authors.forename: Francesc
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Formiga
authors.affiliation: Laboratori Clínic l'Hospitalet, Institut Català de la Salut, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, España.
authors.forename: Gloria
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Padrós
authors.affiliation: Centro de Atención Primaria «Martorell Urbà», Dirección de Atención Primaria Costa de Ponent, Institut Català de la Salut, Martorell, Barcelona, España.
authors.forename: Teresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Badia
authors.affiliation: Unitat de Suport a la Recerca de Costa de Ponent, Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Atenció Primària Jordi Gol (IDIAP Jordi Gol), Institut Català de la Salut. CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Cornellà de Llobregat, Barcelona, España.
authors.forename: Jesús
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Almeda
authors.affiliation: Centro de Atención Primaria «El Pla» CAP-I, Dirección de Atención Primaria Costa de Ponent, Institut Català de la Salut, Sant Feliu de Llobregat, Barcelona, España.
authors.forename: Grupo Estudio
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Octabaix
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013997:Time Factors
keywords: Anciano de 80 o más años; Cognición; Cognition; Comorbidity; Comorbilidad; Disability; Mortalidad; Mortality; Octogenarian; Personas con discapacidad