Prognosis in the Elderly Chinese: the Northern Shanghai Study

Prognosis Factors of Mortality and Cardiovascular Diseases in the Elderly Chinese: the Northern Shanghai Study

The Northern Shanghai Study is a prospective community-based study, which is aimed to investigate the prognostic factors, including conventional cardiovascular risk factors and asymptomatic target organ damage, for mortality and cardiovascular diseases, in 5,000 elderly Chinese.

Inclusion Criteria:

1. age≥65 years old(depending on identity card);
2. informed consent should be signed voluntarily;
3. the individuals are long-term residents in northern Shanghai.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. is diagnosed serious heart disease (NYHA>IV) or end stage renal disease (CKD > 4);
2. suffered with cancer and life expectancy was less than 5 years;
3. has stroke within 3 months;
4. is not willing to participate in the clinical study;
5. suffered with other disease to quite the trial;
6. violated the protocol;
7. lost contact with laboratory staff.