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Factors associated with healthy aging: the cardiovascular health study.
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| Title | Factors associated with healthy aging: the cardiovascular health study. |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2001 |
| Authors | Burke, GL, Arnold, AM, Bild, DE, Cushman, M, Fried, LP, Newman, A, Nunn, C, Robbins, J |
| Corporate/Institutional Authors | CHS Collaborative Research Group, |
| Journal | J Am Geriatr Soc |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pagination | 254-62 |
| Date Published | 2001 Mar |
| ISSN | 0002-8614 |
| Keywords | Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Aging, Cardiovascular Diseases, Cohort Studies, Diet, Exercise, Female, Health Status, Humans, Incidence, Life Style, Longitudinal Studies, Lung Diseases, Obstructive, Male, Neoplasms, Probability, Reference Values, Risk Factors, Sex Distribution, Socioeconomic Factors, Survival Rate, United States |
| Abstract | <p><b>OBJECTIVES: </b>To identify factors associated with remaining healthy in older adults.</p><p><b>DESIGN: </b>Longitudinal cohort study.</p><p><b>SETTING: </b>Data were collected at the four Cardiovascular Health Study field centers.</p><p><b>PARTICIPANTS: </b>5,888 participants age 65 years and older in the Cardiovascular Health Study.</p><p><b>MEASUREMENTS: </b>Presence of chronic disease was assessed at baseline and over a maximum 7-year follow-up period. Participants who were free of chronic disease (no cardiovascular disease (CVD), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or self-reported cancer, except nonmelanoma skin cancer) at the baseline examination were then monitored for the onset of incident cancer, cardiovascular disease, and fatal outcomes.</p><p><b>RESULTS: </b>A high proportion of these older adults was healthy at the initial examination and remained healthy over the follow-up period. Numerous behavioral factors were associated with continued health, including physical activity, refraining from cigarette smoking, wine consumption (women), higher educational status, and lower waist circumference. A number of CVD risk factors and subclinical disease measures were associated with continued health, including higher high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, lack of diabetes, thinner common carotid intimal nmedial thickness, lower blood pressure, lower C-reactive protein, and higher ankle-arm blood pressure ratio. Among the behavioral factors, exercise, not smoking, and not taking aspirin remained significant predictors of health even after controlling for CVD risk factors and subclinical disease in older adults.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS: </b>These data suggest that a number of modifiable behavioral factors (physical activity, smoking, and obesity) and cardiovascular risk factors (diabetes, HDL cholesterol, and blood pressure) are associated with maintenance of good health in older adults.</p> |
| DOI | 10.1046/j.1532-5415.2001.4930254.x |
| Alternate Journal | J Am Geriatr Soc |
| PubMed ID | 11300235 |
| Grant List | N01-HC-85079 / HC / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States N01-HC-85080 / HC / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States N01-HC-85081 / HC / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States |