The association between adverse events in later life and mortality in older individuals.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Stress can have adverse impacts on health, particularly when it is chronic or resulting from major adverse events. Our study investigated whether relatively common adverse events in older individuals were associated with an increased risk of death, as well as cause-specific death and potential gender differences.

Methods

Participants were 12896 community-dwelling Australians aged ≥70 years at enrolment into the ASPREE (ASPirin in Reducing Events in the Elderly) study and without known life-limiting disease. A questionnaire administered in the year after enrolment, collected information on ten adverse events experienced in the past year. Mortality status was verified by multiple sources including health records and the National Death Index across a maximum of 10 ye

SUBMITTER: Nilaweera D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10518669 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature