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



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

Publisher: OXFORD UNIV PRESS

: 2016

: Age and Ageing

: AGE AND AGEING

: AGE AGEING

: 45

: 1

: 84

: 90

: 7

: 0002-0729

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


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.



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