CUMULATIVE DEFICIT INDICES BETTER PREDICT MORTALITY AND LONG LIFE THEN PHYSIOLOGICAL RISK FACTORS

摘要

Duke University Population Research Institute, Durham, NC We evaluated predictive potential for long-term (24-year) mortality and longevity (85+ years) of an index of cumulative deficits (DI) and six physiological indices (pulse pressure, diastolic blood pressure, pulse rate, serum cholesterol, blood glucose, and hematocrit) measured in mid-to-late-life (44-88 years) in participants of the 9th and 14th Framingham Heart Study exams.