JAMA internal medicine
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JAMA internal medicine · Mar 2015
Dietary sodium content, mortality, and risk for cardiovascular events in older adults: the Health, Aging, and Body Composition (Health ABC) Study.
Additional information is needed about the role of dietary sodium on health outcomes in older adults. ⋯ In older adults, food frequency questionnaire-assessed sodium intake was not associated with 10-year mortality, incident CVD, or incident HF, and consuming greater than 2300 mg/d of sodium was associated with nonsignificantly higher mortality in adjusted models.
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JAMA internal medicine · Mar 2015
Case ReportsWithholding and withdrawal of life-sustaining treatments in intensive care units in Asia.
Little data exist on end-of-life care practices in intensive care units (ICUs) in Asia. ⋯ Whereas physicians in ICUs in Asia reported that they often withheld but seldom withdrew life-sustaining treatments at the end of life, attitudes and practice varied widely across countries and regions. Multiple factors related to country or region, including economic, cultural, religious, and legal differences, as well as personal attitudes, were associated with these variations. Initiatives to improve end-of-life care in Asia must begin with a thorough understanding of these factors.