Predicting health and disease in Australian men over the age of 80 years - the Health in Men Study

澳大利亚正在迅速老龄化，但我们仍然不知道健康和生活方式等预测中年人健康状况不佳的风险因素是否适用于进入老年的人。这项针对一大群老年男性的研究将考察适用于75岁以上男性的风险因素的类型和水平。它不仅将决定伤残率和死亡率，而且还将决定医疗服务结果，包括住院以及住宿和社区护理使用情况。

Australia is ageing rapidly but we still do not know whether the risk factors, such as health and lifestyle, that predict ill health in middle aged people, apply to people as they reach old age. This study of a large group of older men will examine the type and level of risk factors that apply to men aged beyond 75 years. It will not only determine rates of disability and mortality but also health service outcomes, including hospitalisation, and residential and community care usage.