TY - JOUR
T1 - Prevalence of coronary heart disease and cardiovascular risk factors in a sample of older Australians
T2 - Australian longitudinal study of ageing
AU - Harris, Josephine
AU - Giles, Lynne
AU - Finucane, Paul
AU - Andrews, Gary
PY - 2004/3
Y1 - 2004/3
N2 - Objectives: To describe the prevalence of coronary heart disease (CHD) and characterise cardiovascular risk factors in elderly Australians. Methods: At entry into the Australian Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ALSA), 1075 participants aged 70 years and over provided cardiovascular data by questionnaire, clinical assessment and laboratory measurements. Results and Conclusion: A total of 201 participants (18.7%) were defined as having CHD, 138 participants (12.9%) had diabetes and 652 (61.3%) had systolic hypertension. Prevalent CHD was associated with male sex, older age, lower high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, low diastolic blood pressure and use of antihypertensive medication. While many 'traditional' cardiovascular risk factors were not significantly associated with CHD in this cross-sectional analysis, follow-up of this sample will allow a longitudinal assessment of their relationship with CHD in older Australians.
AB - Objectives: To describe the prevalence of coronary heart disease (CHD) and characterise cardiovascular risk factors in elderly Australians. Methods: At entry into the Australian Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ALSA), 1075 participants aged 70 years and over provided cardiovascular data by questionnaire, clinical assessment and laboratory measurements. Results and Conclusion: A total of 201 participants (18.7%) were defined as having CHD, 138 participants (12.9%) had diabetes and 652 (61.3%) had systolic hypertension. Prevalent CHD was associated with male sex, older age, lower high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, low diastolic blood pressure and use of antihypertensive medication. While many 'traditional' cardiovascular risk factors were not significantly associated with CHD in this cross-sectional analysis, follow-up of this sample will allow a longitudinal assessment of their relationship with CHD in older Australians.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1741-6612.2004.00005.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1741-6612.2004.00005.x
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84869022424
SN - 1440-6381
VL - 23
SP - 25
EP - 32
JO - Australasian Journal on Ageing
JF - Australasian Journal on Ageing
IS - 1
ER -
