Abstract
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.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 25-32 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Australasian Journal on Ageing |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Mar 2004 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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