The association of XXXX and 3-year mortality among the elderly in Taiwan: The Shihpai Eye Study.

@entity1 @entity227 @entity308 @entity6 @entity262
BACKGROUND: The association between @entity227 and mortality has been controversial. Moreover, literature on the relationship was very limited in the Asian population. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether @entity227 increases the 3-year risk of mortality in a cohort of urban Chinese elderly individuals. METHODS: @entity1 in the Shihpai Eye Study, who were aged >= 65 years, with a baseline examination conducted between July 1, 1999 and December 31, 2000, were recruited for the current study. The total number of possible @entity1 identified was 4750. Of those, 3746 @entity1 were eligible, and 2045 @entity1 were randomly selected to be invited to participate in the study. Of those 2045 individuals, 1361 (66.6%) participated in both the questionnaire and eye examination. A follow-up of a fixed cohort was also conducted after 3 years. The death of any @entity1 was confirmed through the household registration system. RESULTS: Of the 1361 @entity1 included at baseline, 54 (3.97%) died prior to the 3-year follow-up. Multiple logistic regression analysis showed that mortality was significantly associated with a fall history [relative risk (RR): 2.12; 95% confidence intervals (CI): 1.08-3.98] and a history of @entity6 (RR: 2.06; 95% CI: 1.03-3.95). @entity227 was not a significant predictor of mortality after adjustment for confounders. CONCLUSION: After adjustments were made for age, gender, education, marital status, lifestyle factors, @entity308 symptoms, fall history, and history of @entity262 , @entity227 was not a significant predictor of 3-year mortality in elderly @entity1 .
