Contribution of Individual Diseases to Death in Older Adults with Multiple Diseases
Tinetti ME, McAvay GJ, Murphy TE, Gross CP, Lin H, Allore HG. Contribution of Individual Diseases to Death in Older Adults with Multiple Diseases. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2012, 60: 1448-1456. PMID: 22734792, PMCID: PMC3419332, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2012.04077.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOlder adultsSingle underlying causeRespiratory diseaseMedicare Current Beneficiary Survey participantsChronic lower respiratory diseasesUnderlying causeAcute kidney injuryLower respiratory diseaseAverage attributable fractionKidney injuryHazard ratioHeart failureLiver diseaseAcute eventMyocardial infarctionUnintentional injuriesAcute diseaseAttributable fractionNational representative sampleMedicare beneficiariesOlder adults' experiencesDiseaseIndividual diseasesDeathConfidence intervalsA method for partitioning the attributable fraction of multiple time-dependent coexisting risk factors for an adverse health outcome.
Lin H, Allore HG, McAvay G, Tinetti ME, Gill TM, Gross CP, Murphy TE. A method for partitioning the attributable fraction of multiple time-dependent coexisting risk factors for an adverse health outcome. American Journal Of Public Health 2012, 103: 177-82. PMID: 22515873, PMCID: PMC3518339, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2011.300458.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth outcomesAttributable fraction methodPrecipitating Events ProjectAdverse health outcomesMultiple diseasesAcute episodeNew onsetHeart failureAdverse outcomesRisk factorsAttributable fractionNew Haven CountyDiseaseIndividual diseasesOlder adultsOutcomesAdditive effectDeathEvent outcomesOnsetPneumoniaCohort