Prevalence and risk factors of choking in older adults with intellectual disability: Results from a national cross-sectional study

To investigate the prevalence and risk factors for pterygium in rural older adults in Shandong Province, eastern China, a population-based, cross-sectional study was performed from April to July 2008. By means of cluster random sampling methods, a total of 19,583 people aged 50 years or above were randomly selected from four rural counties. Out of 19,583 people, 1,767 residents were excluded mainly because they were migrant workers when this study was performed. Finally, 17,816 (90.98%) people were included as eligible subjects. They received a comprehensive eye examination and a structured questionnaire voluntarily. Patients with pterygium were defined as having pterygium at the time of survey or pterygium surgery had been performed. 1,876 people were diagnosed as pterygium, either unilateral (1,083) or bilateral (793), which is equivalent to a prevalence of 10.53% (95% CI, 10.08–10.98). The multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that pterygium was independently associated with older age, areas, outdoor time, educational level, and use of hat and/or sunglasses. The prevalence of pterygium increased with age and hours spent under sunshine per day. Meanwhile, the higher the educational level and the more use of hat and/or sunglasses, the lower the pterygium prevalence.

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Sociodemographic Characteristics, Risk Factors, and Prevalence of Comorbidity among Children and Adolescents with Intellectual Disability: A Cross-sectional Study

Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities ◽

10.1080/19315864.2020.1727590 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 13 (2) ◽

pp. 66-85

Author(s):

Ayla Uzun Cıcek ◽

Seda Aybuke Sarı ◽

Cansu Mercan Isık

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Intellectual Disability ◽

Children And Adolescents ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sociodemographic Characteristics ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional

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Statistical concerns about the study: “Risk factors for polypharmacy in older adults in a primary care setting: a cross-sectional study”

Clinical Interventions in Aging ◽

10.2147/cia.s192184 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol Volume 13 ◽

pp. 2539-2542

Author(s):

Kubra Aydin ◽

Meryem Merve Oren ◽

Tugba Aydin

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Older Adults ◽

Primary Care ◽

Care Setting ◽

Primary Care Setting ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional

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Clustering of cardiovascular disease biological risk factors among older adults in Shenzhen City, China: a cross-sectional study

BMJ Open ◽

10.1136/bmjopen-2018-024336 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 9 (3) ◽

pp. e024336

Author(s):

Wenqing Ni ◽

Rongxing Weng ◽

Xueli Yuan ◽

Deliang Lv ◽

Jinping Song ◽

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Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Cardiovascular Disease ◽

Older Adults ◽

Central Obesity ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Biological Risk ◽

Shenzhen City ◽

Obesity Hypertension

ObjectivesFew studies reported the clustering of cardiovascular disease (CVD) biological risk factors among older adults. The objective of this study was to characterise the clustering of CVD biological risk factors among adults aged 65 or older in Shenzhen city, China.DesignCross-sectional study.SettingGeneral communities in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.ParticipantsA representative sample of 5635 participants aged 65 or older participated in the survey with a response rate of 93.6%.Main outcome measuresIndividual CVD biological risk factors (overweight/obesity, central obesity, hypertension, dyslipidaemia and diabetes) and their clustering.ResultsThe prevalence of overweight, obesity, central obesity, hypertension, dyslipidaemia and diabetes in this study was 37.4%, 10.8%, 37.0%, 51.9%, 40.2% and 18.0%, respectively. The mean count of CVD biological risk factors per participant was 1.95. The 86.0% of the participants presented at least one CVD biological risk factor and 33.8% of the participants presented clustering of CVD biological risk factors, that is, presenting three or more CVD biological risk factors, as defined in this study. Multivariable logistic regression analysis showed that gender, age, and drinking and smoking status were significantly associated with clustering of CVD biological risk factors (P<0.05). Women, the older and alcohol drinkers were more likely to have clustering of CVD biological risk factors.ConclusionsThe prevalence of CVD biological risk factors is fairly high in the older adults with a tendency of clustering in Shenzhen. The findings highlight the need for integrated management of CVD biological risk factors among older adults.

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