Hyperuricemia is associated with cardiovascular diseases clustering among very elderly women - a community based study in Chengdu, China.
Sci Rep
; 7(1): 996, 2017 04 20.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-28428538
ABSTRACT
Cardiovascular epidemiological features among very elderly Chinese are still uncertain. This study aimed to describe the distribution of cardiovascular diseases and sex difference, and investigate potential risk factors for diseases clustering among very elderly Chinese. From May 2013 to May 2015, a total of 1056 very elderly were sampled in this cross-sectional study. Demographic characteristics collection, physical examination and biochemical analysis were performed. Totally, 1038 participants (men 49.8%) with a median age of 83.0 years (age range 80.0-100.0 years) were included. In this very elderly group, the prevalences of hypertension, diabetes mellitus, renal dysfunction, hyperuricemia, obesity, visceral obesity, and hypercholesterolaemia were 76.9%, 20.0%, 23.3%, 33.0%, 9.4%, 54.5% and 35.8%, respectively. About 17.5% of very elderly (men vs. women 15.1% vs 19.8%, p = 0.007) have ≥3 cardiovascular diseases clustering. Logistic analysis found that hyperuricemia (odds ratio 3.850, 95%CI 2.189-6.770) was associated with of cardiovascular diseases clustering among very elderly women. Prevalences of prehypertension, hyperuricemia, visceral obesity and dyslipidaemia are apparent in very elderly women, while diabetes mellitus, renal dysfunction are common in very elderly men. Women are more likely to have ≥3 cardiovascular diseases. Hyperuricemia is associated with cardiovascular diseases clustering among very elderly women.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Doenças Cardiovasculares
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Hiperuricemia
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Dislipidemias
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Obesidade Abdominal
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Pré-Hipertensão
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Sci Rep
Ano de publicação:
2017
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
China