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We studied 318 subjects aged 80 years or over included in the Cardiovascular Study in the Elderly (CASTEL). Some well known risk factors (left ventricular hypertrophy, glucose intolerance, cholesterol, ApoB/ApoA ratio,. triglycerides, proteinuria, cigarette smoking, and ECG abnormalities), whose importance m cardiovascular risk is definitely accepted for young adults, were very poor predictors of mortality in our survey. On the contrary, FEV1 reduction and blood uric acid were strong predictors.
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Casiglia, E., Spolaore, P., Ginocchio, G. et al. Predictors of mortality in very old subjects aged 80 years or over. Eur J Epidemiol 9, 577–586 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00211430
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