Cardiovascular risk and all-cause mortality; A 12 year follow-up study in The Netherlands
To assess the contribution of cardiovascular risk indicators to all-cause mortality, we used data from a follow-up study conducted in the Netherlands since 1975. Of 6,057 participants aged 20 years or over at the start of the study, 9.5% died during the 9 to 12 year follow-up period. Risk indicators independently related to all-cause mortality were age and diabetes mellitus in both sexes; pulse rate, smoking habits, antihypertensive drug use and a history of myocardial infarction most clearly in men; and body mass index and systolic blood pressure in women. A larger body mass index was associa... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 1993 |
Schlagwörter: | All-cause mortality / Cardiovascular risk / Risk function |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26832901 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://repub.eur.nl/pub/60757 |