scholarly journals Chronic Diseases and Associated Risk Factors Among Adults in Puerto Rico After Hurricane Maria

2022 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. e2139986
Author(s):  
Josiemer Mattei ◽  
Martha Tamez ◽  
June O’Neill ◽  
Sebastien Haneuse ◽  
Sigrid Mendoza ◽  
...  
2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ismail Setyopranoto ◽  
Halwan Fuad Bayuangga ◽  
Andre Stefanus Panggabean ◽  
Sarastiti Alifaningdyah ◽  
Lutfan Lazuardi ◽  
...  

Background. Stroke remains one of the most common noncommunicable diseases among Indonesian populations. This study aimed to identify the prevalence of stroke and its associated risk factors in the Sleman District of Yogyakarta Special Region, Indonesia. Method. This study was a secondary analysis of community-based data collected by the Sleman Health and Demographic Surveillance System (HDSS) in 2016. Basic demographic and socioeconomic data were collected. Additional questions about history of stroke and other chronic diseases were interviewed as a self-reported diagnosis. History of hormonal contraceptives use and dietary patterns were also collected. We examined the association between the prevalence of stroke and risk factors, namely, age, gender, self-reported history of chronic diseases, hormonal contraceptives use, and high-risk dietary patterns. Results. The survey included 4,996 households composed of 20,465 individuals. Data regarding stroke incidents were available from 13,605 subjects aged ≥20 years old. Among them, a total of 4,884 subjects also have data regarding stroke risk factors. The overall prevalence of stroke in Sleman District was 1.4% (0.5% men and 0.90% women). The prevalence increased with additional decades of age (p<0.001). In a multivariable model, increasing age, self-reported history of hypertension (OR=8.37, 95%CI: 4.76 to 14.69), and self-reported history of diabetes mellitus (OR=2.87, 95%CI: 1.54 to 5.35) were significantly associated with stroke. Conclusions. A community-based survey in Indonesia showed a high prevalence of stroke which was associated with increasing age, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus. These findings suggest that preventive actions against the aforementioned modifiable risk factors should be prioritized.


2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 269-276 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Zhang ◽  
L. Ma ◽  
F. Sun ◽  
Zhe Tang ◽  
Piu Chan

Abstract Objectives Multimorbidity is common in older hospitalized adults. To date, however, few studies have addressed multimorbidity in the older population of Chinese inpatients. We aimed to investigate the multimorbidity rate and associated risk factors in older adult inpatients in China. Design, Setting, Participants This study was conducted in the medical wards of a tertiary-care hospital from. The patients were recruited aged between 60 to 101 (74.14±8.46) years. Measurements Data were obtained from the China Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment Study, conducted in 2011–2012 in China. A total of 4,633 inpatients older than 60 years was recruited from 12 hospitals in 7 cities throughout China. The prevalence of comorbidity, distribution of common chronic diseases, and the associated risk factors were studied. Results A total of 4,348 people aged 60 to 101 (74.14±8.46) years completed questionnaires. The average frequency of multimorbidity was 69.3% (95% CI, 67.9% to 70.6%). The prevalence of multimorbidity increased with age and was higher in men (71.6%; 95% CI, 69.9% to 73.3%) than in women (65.3%, 95% CI 63.0% to 67.6%), and higher in the northern region (71.7%, 95% CI 69.9% to 73.5%) than in the southern region (66.0%; 95% CI, 63.8% to 68.1%). The most frequent chronic diseases were hypertension, coronary heart disease, diabetes, cataract, and stroke. Area (OR=0.556; 95% CI, 0.465 to 0.666), region (OR=0.834; 95% CI, 0.723 to 0.962), body mass index (BMI) (OR=1.124; 95% CI, 1.017 to 1.242), and impairment of activities of daily living (OR=0.911; 95% CI, 0.855 to 0.970) were independent factors associated with multimorbidity. Conclusions Multimorbidity is common in older Chinese inpatients with a national prevalence of 69.3% that increases in line with age. Age, region, area, BMI, and daily activities were independent factors significantly associated with multimorbidity in older inpatients. Clinicians should therefore focus more attention on multimorbidity.


Circulation ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 139 (Suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Josiemer Mattei ◽  
Katherine L Tucker ◽  
Carlos F Rios-Bedoya ◽  
Luis M Falcon ◽  
Robert C Kaplan ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alessandro Lavoro ◽  
Luca Falzone ◽  
Giuseppe Gattuso ◽  
Rossella Salemi ◽  
Giovanni Cultrera ◽  
...  

2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
ARCHANA SINGH ◽  
TRAPTI SEN

Herbal tea is full of many medicinal qualities. It’s claimed that they can help with everything from easing a cold and indigestion to fighting infection and nausea. Dietary and lifestyle behaviors among adolescents are risk factors for several chronic diseases in adulthood. The objective of the study is to evaluate the effect of Herbal Tea on weight and fitness. One hundred adolescents of age group 20-35 years in Agra district were selected and significant effects of herbal tea were observed on the health in youth.


2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Swati Waghdhare ◽  
Neelam Kaushal ◽  
Rajinder K Jalali ◽  
Divya Vohora ◽  
Sujeet Jha

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