DE PREVALENTIE VAN CHRONISCHE ZIEKTEN BIJ OUDEREN; HET ERGO-ONDERZOEK

Translated title of the contribution: Prevalence of chronic diseases among elderly people

A. Hofman*, P. A. Boerlage, M. L. Bots, J. H. Den Breeijen, A. M. De Bruijn, D. E. Grobbee, A. W. Hoes, P. T.V.M. De Jong, M. J. Koenders, E. Odding, H. A.P. Pols, R. P. Stolk

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Abstract

In the Rotterdam Study, prevalence and determinants of chronic diseases in the elderly (age ≥55 years), were investigated in inhabitants of Ommoord, a suburb of Rotterdam. The study focused on cardiac diseases (myocardial infarction, angina pectoris, cardiovascular risk factors), glaucoma, macular degeneration, osteoporosis, osteoarthrosis and invalidity, dementia (Alzheimer's disease, vascular dementia, Parkinson's disease), epilepsy, cerebrovascular accident. The number of participants was 7983 (3105 men, 4878 women), a response of 78%. The participants were interviewed and were twice examined in an outpatient clinic. The results will be described in subsequent issues of this journal.

Translated title of the contributionPrevalence of chronic diseases among elderly people
Original languageDutch
Pages (from-to)1975-1978
Number of pages4
JournalNederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde
Volume139
Issue number39
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 1995

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