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. 2010 Jan;14(1):63-5.
doi: 10.1007/s12603-010-0011-3.

Predictors of 3-year mortality in subjects over 95 years of age. The NonaSantfeliu study

F Formiga  1 , A Ferrer, A Montero, D Chivite, R Pujol
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Predictors of 3-year mortality in subjects over 95 years of age. The NonaSantfeliu study

F Formiga et al. J Nutr Health Aging. 2010 Jan.
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Abstract

Objectives: 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.

Design: A prospective cohort study.

Setting: A community-based study.

Participants: Forty-eight subjects aged 95 or over.

Measurements: 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.

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