The Age‐Prevalence of Cardiovascular Abnormalities in Relation to the Aging of Special‐Sense Function

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The application of standardized multi‐test data to the study of aging is explored through age‐prevalence patterns and two theoretical models. In 1350 subjects, the age‐prevalence of raised blood pressure, abnormal electrocardiograms, hypertriglyceridemia, hypercholesterolemia, and 2‐hour hyperglycemia, as indicators of cardiovascular disease, were studied in relation to decreases in hearing and vision, as indicators of sensory neural impairment. The age‐dependent changes in special‐sense function occurred independently of cardiovascular abnormalities. Thus a way is indicated whereby a pathologic state may be distinguished from the aging process.

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