Risk Factor of Cardiovascular Disease Among Older Individuals

• Published in: Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis Vol. 24; no. 3; pp. 258 - 261
• Main Authors: Yatsuya, Hiroshi, Matsunaga, Masaaki, Li, Yuanying, Ota, Atsuhiko
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japan Japan Atherosclerosis Society 01.01.2017
• ISSN: 1340-3478; 1880-3873
• DOI: 10.5551/jat.ED064

In spite of the increase in the attribute of metabolic disorders to the incidence of cardiovascular disease (CVD), hypertension remains the most important risk factor in Japanese people. Hypertension accounted for more than one-third of stroke incidence in the mostly middle-aged participants of the Japan Public Health Center-based prospective (JPHC) Study. It is an established risk factor of stroke in much older individuals too. In the Suita Study, the cumulative lifetime risk of stroke at the age of 75 years was 11.8% and 13.1% for hypertensive men and women, respectively; the risk lowers to 5.5% and 5.3% for men and women without hypertension, respectively. Furthermore, it was reported in this issue of the Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis that hypertension was the only risk factor significantly associated with stroke incidence in individuals aged >= 75 years (old-old) and 60 - 74 years (young-old) in the Ohasama Study.