Re-survey of the Whitehall study of London civil servants: changes in risk factors for cardiovascular disease during 29 years of follow-up.

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BACKGROUND: Substantial uncertainty persists about the relevance of blood pressure and cholesterol to the risk of cardiovascular disease in the elderly. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the determinants of cardiovascular risk in old age, and the relevance of such risk factors when recorded in middle and old age. METHODS: A re-survey in 1997 of 8537 survivors of a cohort of men who were originally examined in 1967-1970 when aged 40-69 years. RESULTS: Completed questionnaires were received from 7050 (...

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Authors: Clarke, R; Breeze, E; Youngman, L; Sherliker, P; Bell, P

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Journal of cardiovascular risk
• Volume: 7
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 251-257
• Publication date: 2000-08-01
• ISSN: 1350-6277
• Language: English
• Keywords: Apolipoproteins B; Cholesterol; Health Status Indicators; Humans; Blood Pressure; Adult; Middle Aged; Apolipoproteins A; Risk Factors; Reproducibility of Results; Male; Biological Markers; Chi-Square Distribution; Smoking; Cardiovascular Diseases; Follow-Up Studies; Social Class; London; Aged; Questionnaires