[Prevalence of some cardiovascular risk factors in a sample of the aged population]. / Prevalenza di alcuni fattori di rischio cardiovascolare in un campione di soggetti anziani.
Cardiologia
; 37(12): 865-70, 1992 Dec.
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ABSTRACT
The distribution of some cardiovascular risk factors in a cohort of elderly population is reported. The study population consisted of 427 males aged 71-91, examined in 1991 and belonging to the Italian rural section of the Seven Countries Study on Cardiovascular Diseases. Systolic blood pressure shows an increasing trend with age, with mean levels greater than 160 mmHg in each quinquennium, while the prevalence of hypertension ranges between 60 and 75%. Other risk factors considered such as serum cholesterol, triglycerides, weight, height and smoking habit show decreasing levels with ageing. This trend is clear also for fasting glucose from the age group 76-80.
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Assunto principal:
Doenças Cardiovasculares
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It
Ano de publicação:
1992
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