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. 1993 Nov;9(6):577-86.
doi: 10.1007/BF00211430.

Predictors of mortality in very old subjects aged 80 years or over

E Casiglia  1 , P Spolaore, G Ginocchio, G Colangeli, G Di Menza, M Marchioro, A Mazza, G B Ambrosio
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Predictors of mortality in very old subjects aged 80 years or over

E Casiglia et al. Eur J Epidemiol. 1993 Nov.

Abstract

We studied 318 subjects aged 80 years of over included in the Cardiovascular Study in the Elderly (CASTEL). Some well known risk factors (left ventricular hypertrophy, glucose intolerance, cholesterol, ApoB/ApoA ratio, triglycerides, proteinuria, cigarette smoking, and ECG abnormalities), whose importance in cardiovascular risk is definitely accepted for young adults, were very poor predictors of mortality in our survey. On the contrary, FEV1 reduction and blood uric acid were strong predictors.

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