Predictors of all-cause mortality among 514,866 participants from the Korean National Health Screening Cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is not enough evidence regarding how information obtained from general health check-ups can predict individual mortality based on long-term follow-ups and large sample sizes. This study evaluated the applicability of various health information and measurements, consisting of self-reported data, anthropometric measurements and laboratory test results, in predicting individual mortality.

Methods

The National Health Screening Cohort included 514,866 participants (aged 40-79 years) who were randomly selected from the overall database of the national health screening program in 2002-2003. Death was determined from causes of death statistics provided by Statistics Korea. We assessed variables that were collected at baseline and repeatedly measured for two consecut

SUBMITTER: Ahn C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5619780 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature