TY - JOUR
T1 - Overall Cardiovascular Health Is Associated with All-Cause and Cardiovascular Disease Mortality among Older Community-Dwelling Men and Women
AU - Jin, Yichen
AU - Tanaka, Toshiko
AU - Bandinelli, Stefania
AU - Ferrucci, Luigi
AU - Talegawkar, Sameera A.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© SAGE Publications.
PY - 2017/4/1
Y1 - 2017/4/1
N2 - Objective: The objective of this study was to assess the associations between cardiovascular health and all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality among community-dwelling elderly. Method: Secondary data analysis was performed using data collected as part of the InCHIANTI cohort procedures and included 928 participants (55% female) aged 65 years and older. Overall cardiovascular health was assessed using seven health behaviors and factors, scored 0 to 14, with higher scores indicating better cardiovascular health, modeled categorically as tertiles. Vitality status was ascertained using registry information. Cox proportional hazards models were used to examine the associations between cardiovascular health and all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality. Results: After an average follow-up of 9.1 years, better overall cardiovascular health (highest tertile) was inversely associated with all-cause (hazard ratio [HR] = 0.68, 95% confidence interval [CI] = [0.51, 0.92]) and cardiovascular disease mortality (HR = 0.61, 95% CI = [0.38, 0.97]) compared with the lowest tertile. Discussion: Cardiovascular health, even in the elderly, is inversely associated with mortality.
AB - Objective: The objective of this study was to assess the associations between cardiovascular health and all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality among community-dwelling elderly. Method: Secondary data analysis was performed using data collected as part of the InCHIANTI cohort procedures and included 928 participants (55% female) aged 65 years and older. Overall cardiovascular health was assessed using seven health behaviors and factors, scored 0 to 14, with higher scores indicating better cardiovascular health, modeled categorically as tertiles. Vitality status was ascertained using registry information. Cox proportional hazards models were used to examine the associations between cardiovascular health and all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality. Results: After an average follow-up of 9.1 years, better overall cardiovascular health (highest tertile) was inversely associated with all-cause (hazard ratio [HR] = 0.68, 95% confidence interval [CI] = [0.51, 0.92]) and cardiovascular disease mortality (HR = 0.61, 95% CI = [0.38, 0.97]) compared with the lowest tertile. Discussion: Cardiovascular health, even in the elderly, is inversely associated with mortality.
KW - InCHIANTI study
KW - cardiovascular health
KW - elderly
KW - mortality
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U2 - 10.1177/0898264316635590
DO - 10.1177/0898264316635590
M3 - Article
C2 - 27036884
AN - SCOPUS:85014856820
SN - 0898-2643
VL - 29
SP - 437
EP - 453
JO - Journal of Aging and Health
JF - Journal of Aging and Health
IS - 3
ER -