Prevalence, Pharmacological Treatment, and Control of Cardiometabolic Risk Factors among Older XXXX in Central Stockholm: A Population-Based Study.

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BACKGROUND: Cardiometabolic risk factors and related @entity65 represent major threats to healthy aging. OBJECTIVE: We aimed to estimate distribution, pharmacological treatment, and control of main cardiometabolic risk factors among older @entity1 . METHODS: This population-based study included 3363 @entity1 (age>= 60 years, 64.9% @entity1 ) in the Swedish National study on Aging and Care in Kungsholmen, in central Stockholm, Sweden (2001-2004). Data on demographics, cardiometabolic risk factors ( @entity101 , @entity28 , @entity6 , and high cholesterol), and medication use were collected through face-to-face interviews, clinical examinations, laboratory tests, and the inpatient register. Cardiometabolic risk factors were defined following the most commonly used criteria. Prevalence was standardized using local census data. RESULTS: The age- and sex-standardized prevalence of @entity6 , @entity28 , high cholesterol, and @entity101 was 9.5%, 12.8%, 49.7%, and 74.9%, respectively. The prevalence of @entity101 and @entity6 increased with age, whereas the prevalence of @entity28 and high cholesterol decreased with age. Forty-nine percent of older adults had two or more cardiometabolic risk factors; 9.8% had three or more. Overall, 55.5% of @entity1 with @entity101 , 50.3% with @entity6 , and 25.0% with high cholesterol received pharmacological treatment. Of those treated pharmacologically, 49.4%, 38.1%, and 85.5% reached therapeutic goals for @entity101 (blood pressure<150/90 mmHg), @entity6 (glycated haemoglobin<7%), and high cholesterol (total cholesterol<6.22 mmol/l), respectively. CONCLUSIONS: @entity101 , high cholesterol, and clustering of cardiometabolic risk factors were common among older @entity1 in Stockholm, but pharmacological treatment and control of these major factors can be improved. Appropriate management of cardiometabolic profiles among older @entity1 may help improve @entity65 and achieve healthy aging.
