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dc.contributor.authorChowdhury, E.
dc.contributor.authorNelson, M.
dc.contributor.authorJennings, G.
dc.contributor.authorWing, L.
dc.contributor.authorReid, Christopher
dc.date.accessioned2017-11-28T06:36:44Z
dc.date.available2017-11-28T06:36:44Z
dc.date.created2017-11-28T06:21:47Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.identifier.citationChowdhury, E. and Nelson, M. and Jennings, G. and Wing, L. and Reid, C. 2016. Pet ownership and survival in the elderly hypertensive population. Journal of Hypertension.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/58726
dc.identifier.doi10.1097/HJH.0000000000001214
dc.description.abstract

Copyright © 2016 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved. OBJECTIVES:: To assess the association of pet ownership and all-cause and cardiovascular mortality over a long-term follow-up among elderly treated hypertensive participants. METHODS:: Pet-ownership data from a subcohort of the Second Australian National Blood Pressure study were used. Participants were aged 65–84 years at enrolment (1995–1997) and responded to a pet-ownership questionnaire during year 2000. Participants’ survival information was determined over a median of 10.9 years that includes Second Australian National Blood Pressure in-trial period (median 4.2 years) together with posttrial follow-up period (median 6.9 years). For the current study, end points were any fatal cardiovascular event and all-cause fatal events. RESULTS:: Of those who responded to a pet-ownership questionnaire (4039/6018 – 67%), 86% (3490/4039) owned at least one pet at any-time during their life (current or previous pet owner), with 36% (1456/4039) owning at least one pet at the time of the survey. During the follow-up period, 958 participants died including 499 deaths of cardiovascular origin. Using a Cox proportional hazard regression model adjusting for possible confounders, there was a 22 and 26% reduction in cardiovascular mortality observed among previous and current pet owners, respectively, compared with those who had never owned one. A similar nonsignificant trend was observed for all-cause mortality once adjusted for potential confounders. CONCLUSION:: Pet ownership was associated with an improved cardiovascular disease survival in a treated elderly hypertensive population.

dc.publisherLippincott Williams & Wilkins
dc.titlePet ownership and survival in the elderly hypertensive population
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.issn0263-6352
dcterms.source.titleJournal of Hypertension
curtin.departmentDepartment of Health Policy and Management
curtin.accessStatusFulltext not available


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