Dyspnea and 8-Year Mortality among Elderly Men and Women: The PAQUID Cohort Study

PAQUID is an epidemiological cohort which aims to study cerebral and functional factors of ageing. We have examined the relationship between dyspnea level at entrance into this cohort and mortality occurring during the subsequent 8 years. Dyspnea was evaluated by a questionnaire derived from a Fletc...

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Published in:European journal of epidemiology 2001-01, Vol.17 (3), p.223-229
Main Authors: Tessier, J. F., Nejjari, C., Letenneur, L., Filleul, L., Marty, M. L., Gateau, P. Barberger, Dartigues, J. F.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Aging
Analysis of Variance
Biological and medical sciences
Cause of Death
Causes of death
Cigarette smoking
Cohort Studies
Death
Disabilities
Dyspnea
Dyspnea - mortality
Employees
Female
Follow-Up Studies
France - epidemiology
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Men
Mortality
Older adults
Pneumology
Predictive Value of Tests
Respiratory system : syndromes and miscellaneous diseases
Risk
Risk Factors
Severity of Illness Index
Tobacco smoking
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Summary:PAQUID is an epidemiological cohort which aims to study cerebral and functional factors of ageing. We have examined the relationship between dyspnea level at entrance into this cohort and mortality occurring during the subsequent 8 years. Dyspnea was evaluated by a questionnaire derived from a Fletcher's five-degree scale. Mortality was recorded during follow-up according to its date and cause. Of 2762 subjects (98.9%) initially giving their dyspnea level, 935 (33.5%) had died 8 years later including 444 (40%) men and 491 (29.4%) women. Mortality was closely related to dyspnea level (p < 0.0001) both in men and women, especially for grade 3 and over, even after adjusting on age, sex, smoking history and former occupation. These results show that dyspnea grade 3 or higher is an important predictive symptom of mortality, thus suggesting that this is a threshold defining the dyspneic subject.
ISSN:0393-2990
1573-7284
DOI:10.1023/A:1017977715073