[Risk factors for XXXX in the elderly; the ERGO study (Erasmus Rotterdam Health and the Elderly)].

@entity1 @entity101 @entity28 @entity65 @entity165
OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of risk factors for @entity65 among elderly @entity1 . DESIGN: Prospective cohort study. SETTING: A district of Rotterdam, the Netherlands. METHODS: As a part of the Rotterdam Study information about smoking habits, blood pressure, Quetelet index and serum @entity165 of 7,983 responding @entity1 (78%) (3,105 @entity1 and 4,878 @entity1 ) of 55 years and older was obtained by an interview and physical examination during two visits to a research center. RESULTS: Among @entity1 and @entity1 there were 29.7% and 16.7% smokers and 60.1% and 25.9% ex-smokers, respectively. Among @entity1 the proportion of smokers decreased from 31.0% in the age category 55-59 years to 15.9% in de category > or = 85 years, among @entity1 from 28.0% to 2.7%. Systolic blood pressure increased with age in both sexes, while diastolic blood pressure hardly changed. @entity101 (systolic blood pressure 160 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure > or = 95 mmHg at a single measurement and/or use of antihypertensive drugs) occurred in 23.3% of @entity1 and 28.0% of @entity1 . In men, total serum @entity165 decreased gradually with age, whereas in @entity1 there was a slight increase up to the category 70-74 years. No evident change in HDL @entity165 with increasing age was observed in @entity1 , but in @entity1 a decrease was observed until the same level was reached as in @entity1 . Thirty-five per cent of @entity1 and 49.5% of @entity1 had an elevated level of serum @entity165 (> or = 6.5 mmol/l). The prevalence of @entity28 (Quetelet index > 25 kg/m2) was about 50% in both @entity1 and @entity1 but was less in the categories from 75 years onwards. Approximately 80% of @entity1 and @entity1 had at least one risk factor, while in almost half of them two or more risk factors were found. CONCLUSION: Risk factors for @entity65 are common among elderly @entity1 .
