Key result
Age, male sex, functional limitations, and cardiovascular history were major risk factors for congestive heart failure hospitalization, which occurred in 15.1% of older adults over 8 years.
Population
7,286 older white and black adults from a nationally representative sample
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
8 years
Authors
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Should not yet change practice in older adults; leaves open whether targeting these factors reduces CHF hospitalizations.
Cohort (n=7,286)
Yes
Hospitalization for CHF is common among older adults (15.1% over 8 years) and carries a poor prognosis, with age, male sex, and cardiovascular comorbidities being major risk factors.
Wolinsky et al. (1997) conducted a cohort in Congestive heart failure (n=7,286). Age, male sex, functional limitations, and cardiovascular history were major risk factors for congestive heart failure hospitalization, which occurred in 15.1% of older adults over 8 years.
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