Cardiovascular risk profile and use of statins at the age of 70 years: a comparison of two Finnish birth cohorts born 20 years apart - UTU Research Portal

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Cardiovascular risk profile and use of statins at the age of 70 years: a comparison of two Finnish birth cohorts born 20 years apart

Authors: Upmeier E, Vire J, Korhonen MJ, Isoaho H, Lehtonen A, Arve S, Wuorela M, Viitanen M

Publisher: OXFORD UNIV PRESS

Publication year: 2016

Journal: Age and Ageing

Journal name in source: AGE AND AGEING

Journal acronym: AGE AGEING

Volume: 45

Issue: 1

First page : 84

Last page: 90

Number of pages: 7

ISSN: 0002-0729

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afv187

Abstract

Conclusions: seventy-year olds examined in 2011 had less CVD morbidity than their counterparts 20 years earlier, and their cardiovascular risk factors were better controlled which is reflected in higher use of preventive medications, such as statins and antihypertensives.