Males aging with a spinal cord injury: prevalence of cardiovascular and metabolic conditions.

Abstract

Diabetes and MI were most prevalent in older adults, but the presence was similar in men with SCI (vs other men). In older adult men, SCI appeared to be protective of CHD. Stroke was most prevalent in veterans with SCI, and controlling for demographic and risk factors, SCI was associated independently with stroke.

These findings may be useful for prioritizing preventive health strategies and planning long-term care for men aging with SCI.

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Subjects

• Age Factors
• Aged
• Aging
• Cardiovascular Diseases
• Confidence Intervals
• Cross-Sectional Studies
• Diabetes Complications
• Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
• Disease Progression
• Follow-Up Studies
• Humans
• Hypertension
• Injury Severity Score
• Long-Term Care
• Male
• Metabolic Diseases
• Metabolic Syndrome X
• Multivariate Analysis
• Odds Ratio
• Prevalence
• Questionnaires
• Risk Assessment
• Spinal Cord Injuries
• Veterans

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Authors

• Sherri L LaVela
• Charlesnika T Evans
• Thomas R Prohaska
• Scott Miskevics
• Shanti P Ganesh
• Frances M Weaver

Publication date

2011-12-27

Journal

Journal topics

• Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine
• Rehabilitation

Language

Eng.

Copyright

Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation

Spinal Cord Injury Quality Enhancement Research Initiative, Center for Management of Complex Chronic Care, Department of Veterans Affairs, Hines, IL 60141, USA. sherri.lavela [at] va.gov

Release reference

Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2012 Jan;93(1):90-5

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