Benefit of a Favorable Cardiovascular Risk-Factor Profile in Middle Age with Respect to Medicare Costs
- 15 October 1998
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in The New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 339 (16), 1122-1129
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199810153391606
Abstract
People without major risk factors for cardiovascular disease in middle age live longer than those with unfavorable risk-factor profiles. It is not known whether such low-risk status also results in lower expenditures for medical care at older ages. We used data from the Chicago Heart Association Detection Project in Industry to assess the relation of a low risk of cardiovascular disease in middle age to Medicare expenditures later in life.Keywords
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