Santos-Eggimann B
Unité des services de santé, Institut universitaire de médecine sociale et préventive, Département de médecine et de santé communautaires, CHUV, 1005 Lausanne.
Rev Med Suisse. 2007 Nov 7;3(132):2546-8, 2550-1.
Despite the promise of a large number of baby-boomers soon reaching the age of 65, little is known regarding the population health in the 65-70 years age group. Baseline data from the Lausanne cohort Lc65+, representative of the community-dwelling population born before the first world war, indicate that most individuals aged 65-70 have medical diagnoses of chronic diseases; many present comorbidities and geriatric syndromes are already present in a sizable proportion. However, the prevalence of dependence in basic activities of daily living is still low. This health profile points to the appropriateness of geriatric assessments from the age of 65 and to a potential for prevention of unfavourable outcomes in later life.
尽管大量婴儿潮一代即将年满65岁，但对于65至70岁年龄组的人群健康状况却知之甚少。来自洛桑队列Lc65+的基线数据代表了第一次世界大战前出生的社区居住人群，表明大多数65至70岁的个体都有慢性疾病的医学诊断；许多人存在合并症，相当大比例的人已经出现老年综合征。然而，日常生活基本活动中的依赖患病率仍然较低。这种健康状况表明从65岁开始进行老年评估是合适的，并且有可能预防晚年的不良后果。
