5 While there is no particular range that demarcates the advent of elderliness, the most frequently used age limit is 65 years.
Most studies used age at onset of diabetes as a surrogate for diabetes type, but a study in Sweden found that by age 30, the age limit used by most of these studies, approximately 25% of cases of diabetes are type II (Berger et al, 1999).
14 In the absence of a universal age limit to categorise children, previous studies have used different age limits for them.
Van de Kerkhof et al. 14 and Klomp et al. 15 used other age limits and invited patients aged 40 75 years 17044 and 2529 patients, respectively).
Second, in the algorithm, a 'normal PSA test result' was classified as ≤4.0 ng/ml even though it has been recommended to use age-dependent limits.
Different authors also use different age limits for the victim.
Data collection methods vary between countries - many use different age limits to define exactly who is classed a young person.
As risk and risk factors for CVD increases with age, we used this age limit with the intention of separating this group from patients at high risk of CVD.
However, this was no different from the expected number (1350, 28%) calculated using age- and sex-specific rates of limiting long-term illness.
