Epidemiological characteristics of hyperhomocysteinemia and H-type hypertension in the elderly in Beijing, China

2017 ◽  
Vol 39 (7) ◽  
pp. 640-644 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lina Ma ◽  
Li Li ◽  
Zhe Tang
Keyword(s):  
The Elderly ◽  
Epidemiological Characteristics ◽  
Beijing China

scholarly journals Epidemiological Characteristics of Hypertension in the Elderly in Beijing, China

PLoS ONE ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. e0135480 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lina Ma ◽  
Xiaoling Zhao ◽  
Zhe Tang ◽  
Yun Li ◽  
Fei Sun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
The Elderly ◽  
Epidemiological Characteristics ◽  
Beijing China

scholarly journals Primary Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in the Elderly in Shandong,China,from 2004 - 2019.

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qiqi An ◽  
Wan-mei Song ◽  
Jin-yue Liu ◽  
Ning-ning Tao ◽  
Yao Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Elderly Patients ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Drug Susceptibility ◽  
Drug Resistant ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Susceptibility Data ◽  
Resistant Tuberculosis ◽  
Mdr Tb ◽  
Epidemiological Characteristics ◽  
Descriptive Statistical Analysis

Abstract Background: With an aging population, China is facing a huge buedern of elderly patients with drug resistant tuberculosisi (DR-TB), which has become an significant obscale for the global TB control targets. There is still few study on DR-TB among China so far.Thus, more researches on the epidemiological characteristics and trend of primary DR-TB among the elderly will be necessary. Methods: A retrospective study was conducted in Shandong, China from 2004-2019, 12661 primary TB and 4368 elderly (≥60 years of age) primary TB cases were involved. Clinical characteristics including age, sex, Cavity, Smoking, drinking, comorbidity and drug susceptibility data were included. Descriptive statistical analysis, Chi-square and linear regression were used for analyzing.Results: Among 4368 elderly patients with primary TB, the DR-TB and MDR-TB accounted for 17.19% and 2.29% respectively. During 2004 to 2019, the proportions of MDR-TB, PDR-TB, RFP-resistance increased by160.00%, 18.18%, 231.82%, and the rate of DR-TB among elderly patients with primary cavitary TB increased by 255%.Among the elderly with primary DR-TB, the proportion of male (from 85.19 to 89.06), cavity (from 7.41 to 46.88), RFP (from 3.70 to 21.88), SM (from 37.04 to 62.5) increased significantly(P<0.05) . And the proportion of female (from 14.81 to 10.94), non-cavity (from 92.59 to 32.81 ), INH (from 66.67 to 57.81 ) decreased significantly. (P<0.05) .Conclusion: Among the elderly, the proportions of MDR-TB, PDR-TB,RFP-resistance and cavitary DR-TB increased significantly. The pattern of DR-TB changed from female, non-cavity and INH-resistant groups to male, cavity and RFP, SM-resistant groups. For a better control on the elderly DR-TB in the future, we should pay more attention to, male, smoking, drinking, COPD and diabetes subgroups.

scholarly journals High incidence of asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection, Chongqing, China

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yang Tao ◽  
Panke Cheng ◽  
Wen Chen ◽  
Peng Wan ◽  
Yaokai Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Asymptomatic Patient ◽  
Medical Center ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Hospital Length ◽  
Hospital Length Of Stay ◽  
Asymptomatic Patients ◽  
Imported Cases ◽  
History Of ◽  
Epidemiological Characteristics

SummaryBackgroundSARS-CoV-2 has been a global pandemic, but the emergence of asymptomatic patients has caused difficulties in the prevention of the epidemic. Therefore, it is significant to understand the epidemiological characteristics of asymptomatic patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection.MethodsIn this single-center, retrospective and observational study, we collected data from 167 patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection treated in Chongqing Public Health Medical Center (Chongqing, China) from January to March 2020. The epidemiological characteristics and variable of these patients were collected and analyzed.Findings82.04% of the SARS-CoV-2 infected patients had a travel history in Wuhan or a history of contact with returnees from Wuhan, showing typical characteristics of imported cases, and the proportion of severe Covid-19 patients was 13.2%, of which 59% were imported from Wuhan. For the patients who was returnees from Wuhan, 18.1% was asymptomatic patients. In different infection periods, compared with the proportion after 1/31/2020, the proportion of asymptomatic patient among SARS-CoV-2 infected patient was higher(19% VS 1.5%). In different age groups, the proportion of asymptomatic patient was the highest(28.6%) in children group under 14, next in elder group over 70 (27.3%). Compared with mild and common Covid-19 patients, the mean latency of asymptomatic was longer (11.25 days VS 8.86 days), but the hospital length of stay was shorter (14.3 days VS 16.96 days).ConclusionThe SARS-CoV-2 prevention needs to focus on the screening of asymptomatic patients in the community with a history of contact with the imported population, especially for children and the elderly population.

scholarly journals Mortality and years of life lost to suicide in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, 2000-2015

2019 ◽  
Vol 41 ◽  
pp. e45972
Author(s):  
Emelynne Gabrielly de Oliveira Santos ◽  
Kelly Graziani Giacchero Vedana ◽  
Isabelle Ribeiro Barbosa
Keyword(s):  
Ecological Study ◽  
Black People ◽  
Rio Grande ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Support Needs ◽  
Years Of Life Lost ◽  
Historical Series ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Epidemiological Profile ◽  
Epidemiological Characteristics

Analyze the epidemiological profile of and years of life lost to suicide in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, from 2000 to 2015. This is an ecological study in which data on death were sourced from the Mortality Information System. Years of Potential Life Lost were calculated over the historical series. A total of 2,266 deaths by suicide were analyzed, identified during the period, with the most frequent cases being those occurring at home, by hanging, among men, black people, single people and the elderly. More Years of Potential Life Lost were counted in the economically active age group (30-39 years old). Thus, recognizing the epidemiological characteristics of suicide in Rio Grande do Norte may guide more effective actions and strategies targeting risk populations and reinforces the need for further studies focusing on regions with the highest rates in the state. Moreover, mental health care must be adapted to age and gender, besides approaching social support needs and feeling of belonging.

scholarly journals The Distribution and Accessibility of Urban Parks in Beijing, China: Implications of Social Equity

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (24) ◽  
pp. 4894 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shu Feng ◽  
Liding Chen ◽  
Ranhao Sun ◽  
Zhiqiang Feng ◽  
Junran Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Green Space ◽  
Population Distribution ◽  
Social Equity ◽  
Urban Parks ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Urban Park ◽  
Location Quotient ◽  
The Social ◽  
Public Green Space ◽  
Beijing China

As public service facilities, urban parks offer many benefits for daily life and social activities for residents. However, the accessibility of public parks to urban residents is often unevenly distributed in spaces that cannot be utilized fully. Here, we used the urban parks in Beijing, China as a case study and examined the relationship between urban park accessibility and population distribution at different administrative levels. Gini coefficient and Lorenz curve were used to evaluate the social equity of urban park accessibility, and the location quotient was used to identify the spatial difference between urban parks and resident population. The results of our study show that the urban park accessibility varies at district and subdistrict levels and that places with more urban parks usually have higher accessibility. Very importantly, the spatial equity is different from the social equity, a mismatch exists between the spatial distribution of urban parks and population, particularly for the elderly residents. These results generate valuable insights, as, in China and many developing countries, current urban public green space planning only uses the ratio of public green space to urban construction land and the per capita public green area.

scholarly journals Who benefits most from influenza vaccination policy: a study among the elderly in Beijing, China

2016 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tongtong Li ◽  
Min Lv ◽  
Trudy Lei ◽  
Jiang Wu ◽  
Xinghuo Pang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Influenza Vaccination ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Vaccination Policy ◽  
Beijing China

scholarly journals The Influencing Factors of Participation in Online Timebank Nursing for Community Elderly in Beijing, China

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yan Wu ◽  
Yanran Ding ◽  
Cong Hu ◽  
Lei Wang
Keyword(s):  
Influencing Factors ◽  
Population Aging ◽  
Elderly Care ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Young Group ◽  
Elderly Group ◽  
Willingness To Participate ◽  
Youth Group ◽  
Beijing China ◽  
Positive Effect

This study uses the logit model through questionnaire data of Beijing in 2019 to investigate the participation willingness of online timebank elderly care, especially to discover different influencing factors on the participation willingness between the youth group and the elderly group. We find that: First, the health status of elderly people and the number of elder families of young people have significant positive impacts on their willingness to participate in online timebank. Second, the experience of participating in voluntary activities has a significant positive effect and it has a far greater impact in the young group than that in the elderly group. Third, the more the free time, the higher the participation willingness in the young group, but it is the opposite in the elderly group. Fourth, the years of education and party member have significant promoting effects on the participation willingness in both groups. Such heterogeneous influencing factors can help develop online timebank nursing for dealing with the increasingly serious population aging problem in China and also other developing countries.

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