Survival to Age 90 in Men: The Tromsø Study 1974–2018
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Population
2.2. Measurements
2.3. Follow Up
2.4. Statistical Methods
3. Results
3.1. Tromsø 1–7
3.2. Individual Risk Factors
3.3. Risk Factors in Combination
3.4. Changes in Risk Factors Later in Life
4. Discussion
4.1. Main Finding
4.2. Combinations of Two Factors
4.3. Individual Risk Factors
4.4. Factors that did not Reach Statistical Significance
4.5. Strengths and Weaknesses
5. Conclusions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Survey | Year(s) of Survey | Attended 1 | Age Range of Attendees (Years) | Mean Age of Attendees (Years) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Tromsø 1 | 1974 | 738 | 45.4–49.9 | 47.7 |
Tromsø 2 | 1979–1980 | 642 | 50.8–54.9 | 53.0 |
Tromsø 3 | 1986–1987 | 571 | 57.8–62.1 | 60.0 |
Tromsø 4 | 1994–1995 | 464 | 65.9–70.3 | 68.2 |
Tromsø 5 | 2001–2002 | 311 | 72.5–76.9 | 74.6 |
Tromsø 6 | 2007–2008 | 139 | 79.1–83.7 | 81.2 |
Tromsø 7 | 2015–2016 | 40 | 86.5–91.3 | 88.6 |
Survey | Number of Men Who Attended | Current Smoker (%) | Physical Inactivity (%) | Unmarried (%) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alive | Dead | Alive | Dead | Alive | Dead | Alive | Dead | |
Tromsø 1 | 118 | 618 | 43.2 | 68.5 | 18.6 | 30.6 | 7.6 | 14.1 |
Tromsø 2 | 108 | 533 | 31.5 | 59.7 | 13.9 | 21.8 | 8.3 | 14.8 |
Tromsø 3 | 104 | 466 | 28.9 | 53.0 | 15.4 | 22.8 | 10.6 | 17.8 |
Tromsø 4 | 103 | 360 | 23.3 | 30.1 | 18.5 1 | 22.2 1 | 15.5 | 23.3 |
Tromsø 5 | 89 | 222 | 17.1 | 22.1 | 11.2 1 | 23.0 1 | 15.7 | 26.6 |
Tromsø 6 | 71 | 68 | 10.0 | 23.0 | 12.7 | 20.6 | 25.3 | 39.7 |
Tromsø 7 | 34 | 6 | 6.3 | 16.8 | 17.7 | 16.7 | 40.0 | 33.3 |
Survey | Number of Men who Attended | Total Cholesterol (mmol/L) | Systolic Blood Pressure (mmHg) | Diastolic Blood Pressure (mmHg) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alive | Dead | Alive | Dead | Alive | Dead | Alive | Dead | |
Tromsø 1 | 118 | 618 | 7.31 | 7.38 | 128.1 | 131.1 | 80.3 | 83.3 |
Tromsø 2 | 108 | 533 | 6.66 | 6.85 | 131.3 | 137.5 | 84.3 | 88.7 |
Tromsø 3 | 104 | 466 | 6.47 | 6.62 | 137.4 | 143.5 | 83.1 | 86.6 |
Tromsø 4 | 103 | 360 | 6.52 | 6.48 | 147.5 | 153.7 | 84.6 | 87.3 |
Tromsø 5 | 89 | 222 | 6.01 | 5.87 | 148.4 | 152.6 | 81.2 | 82.9 |
Tromsø 6 | 71 | 68 | 5.06 | 5.03 | 155.5 | 156.3 | 79.5 | 79.2 |
Tromsø 7 | 34 | 6 | 5.04 | 3.72 | 145.5 | 149.2 | 72.0 | 73.2 |
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