2011
Change in Comorbidity Prevalence with Advancing Age Among Persons with Heart Failure
Ahluwalia SC, Gross CP, Chaudhry SI, Leo-Summers L, Van Ness PH, Fried TR. Change in Comorbidity Prevalence with Advancing Age Among Persons with Heart Failure. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2011, 26: 1145-1151. PMID: 21573881, PMCID: PMC3181289, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-011-1725-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart failureDiscordant comorbiditiesComorbidity burdenMedicare beneficiariesDiscordant conditionsOlder personsChronic Conditions WarehouseCount of conditionsOverall comorbidity burdenHigher overall burdenOlder Medicare beneficiariesPatterns of comorbidityComorbidity prevalencePrimary illnessPrevalence increasesOverall burdenMedian numberComorbiditiesGreater prevalenceAge strataConcordant conditionsPrevalenceUnrelated conditionsOverall managementOlder beneficiaries
2005
Do Age and Comorbidity Affect Intensity of Pharmacological Therapy for Poorly Controlled Diabetes Mellitus?
Chaudhry SI, Berlowitz DR, Concato J. Do Age and Comorbidity Affect Intensity of Pharmacological Therapy for Poorly Controlled Diabetes Mellitus? Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2005, 53: 1214-1216. PMID: 16108941, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2005.53370.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge FactorsAgedCohort StudiesDiabetes ComplicationsDiabetes MellitusFemaleHumansHypoglycemic AgentsMaleMiddle AgedConceptsDiabetes mellitusHypoglycemic medicationsOlder patientsVeterans Affairs national databasesIntensification of therapyRegular medical careObservational cohort studySingle clinic visitVA Medical CenterInfluence of ageClinic visitsCohort studyYounger patientsMedical therapyPharmacological therapyMedical CenterComorbiditiesMedical carePatientsTherapyMedicationsNational databaseMellitusOverall rateVisits