Cardiovascular risk factors in the elderly

Cardiovascular Risk Factors in the Elderly

Prevalence of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Elderly Population in Amirshahr (2007)

Objectives: This study has been carried out to assess the prevalenceof cardiovascular risk factors in the elderly people in Amirshahr city. Methods & Materials: In this descriptive cross- sectional study, 1019 people over 60 years old in Amirshahr city were assessed. Amirshahr has 2000 elder people over 60 (53.5% male and 46.5% female) .Data were collected using standard questionnaire includ...

Dairy consumption, cardiovascular risk factors and inflammation in elderly subjects

BACKGROUND Previous epidemiological studies of dairy product consumption and health outcomes have reported mixed findings. Despite increasing in life expectancy, scarce data are available in this field in elderly individuals. We tested the hypothesis that greater dairy intake is associated with lower high sensitive C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) level and better lipid profile and glycemic control....

Microalbuminuria, blood pressure and cardiovascular risk factors in elderly males

Objective To correlate blood pressure and inflammatory markers with urine albumin analysed with a point-of-care testing (POCT) instrument, nephelometric determination of albumin and creatinine related urine albumin in elderly males. Methods and Results The study population consisted of 103 diabetic and 603 nondiabetic males (age 77 years) in a cross-sectional study in central Sweden. We analyze...

Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Elderly Normolipidaemic Acute Myocardial Infarct Patients

Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are a group of disorders of the heart and blood vessels, and include coronary heart disease (CHD), cerebrovascular disease (stroke), raised blood pressure (hypertension), peripheral artery disease, rheumatic heart disease, congenital heart disease and heart failure. According to the World Health Organization, CVD are the number one cause of death globally and claim...