Objective To investigate the influence of increasing age on the incidence and remaining
lifetime risk of cardiovascular disease and cancer in a cohort of older men. Design …

Objective To evaluate differences in first manifestations of cardiovascular disease between
men and women in a competing risks framework. Design Prospective population based …

Objective To evaluate the impact of combinations of lifestyle factors on mortality in middle
aged women. Design Prospective cohort study. Setting Nurses' health study, United States …

Objective To assess life expectancy in relation to cardiovascular risk factors recorded in
middle age. Design Prospective cohort study. Setting Men employed in the civil service in …

Objective To examine trends over time in rates of different forms of diagnosed coronary heart
disease among British men, during a period in which mortality due to coronary heart disease …

Objectives To investigate causes of death of people with cancer alive five years after
diagnosis, and to compare mortality rates for this group with those of the general population …

Objective: To examine the relation between low serum total cholesterol concentrations and
causes of mortality. Design: Cohort study of men followed up for an average of 14.8 years …

Objectives To use changes in heart disease mortality rates with age to investigate the
plausibility of attributing women's lower heart disease mortality than men to the protective …

Methods We performed a Medline search from 1980 to 1998, using the terms
“cancer,”“elderly,” and “old age.” We also scrutinised bibliographies of the articles obtained …

Objective: To assess effect of unemployment and early retirement on mortality in a group of
middle aged British men. Design: Prospective cohort study (British Regional Heart Study) …