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February 1, 1993American Journal of Epidemiology242 citations

Prevalence of Cardiovascular Diseases among Older Adults

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Population

5,201 adults aged 65 years and older recruited from four counties in the United States.

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

MMMaurice B. MittelmarkBPBruce M. PsatyPRPentti M. Rautaharju

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Overview

Self-reported CVD prevalence may underestimate burden in older adults; leaves open optimal ascertainment methods for future epidemiological studies.

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Population
5,201 adults aged 65 years and older recruited from four counties in the United States (Forsyth County, NC; Washington County, MD; Sacramento County, CA; Pittsburgh, PA).
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Outcome
Prevalence of cardiovascular diseases (myocardial infarction, angina pectoris, congestive heart failure, peripheral artery disease, stroke, and transient ischemic attack)

Prevalence estimates of cardiovascular diseases based solely on self-report significantly underestimate the true disease burden in older adults.

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Mittelmark et al. (1993) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d57656c928a9acfd89a47bhttps://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a116678
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