[Levels of blood pressure and blood glucose in elderly patients with hypertension and diabetes: association with carotid atherosclerosis].

Objective: To explore the association between blood pressure and blood glucose levels and carotid atherosclerosis in elderly patients with essential hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).

Methods: A total of 670 patients aged 60 years or over with hypertension and T2DM were recruited and categorized by their systolic blood pressure (SBP): tight control, < 130 mm Hg, usual control, 130 - 139 mm Hg, or uncontrolled, ≥ 140 mm Hg; and by their HbA1c level: tight control < 6.5%, usual control 6.

[A prospective study on 6-year accumulative incidence rate of ischemic cardiovascular disease and related risk factors among the elderly male population under health care programme].

Objective: To investigate the 6-year accumulative incidence rate of ischemic cardiovascular disease (ICVD) and its related risk factors.

Methods: Baseline population was all from an elderly population with members all born before 1-1, 1938 and under health care programme. Data was recorded in a database of a hospital and baseline of subjects under research was aged >65 years.

[Establishment of the prediction model for ischemic cardiovascular disease of elderly male population under current health care program].

Objective: To establish and verify the prediction model for ischemic cardiovascular disease (ICVD) among the elderly population who were under the current health care programs.

Methods: Statistical analysis on data from physical examination, hospitalization of the past years, from questionnaire and telephone interview was carried out in May, 2003. Data was from a hospital which implementing a health care program.