Open AccessAssociation of elderly age and chronic illnesses: Role of gender as a risk factor
Author(s) -
Bandar Alhumaidi Alharbi,
Nazish Masud,
Fahad Abdullah Alajlan,
Nwaf Ibrahim Alkhanein,
Fares Thamer Alzahrani,
Zaid Majed Almajed,
Reema Alessa,
Ali Alfarhan
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1060_19
Subject(s) - medicine , dyslipidemia , diabetes mellitus , logistic regression , statistical significance , disease , chronic disease , cross sectional study , population , risk factor , gerontology , pediatrics , environmental health , pathology , endocrinology
Chronic diseases are the leading cause of death as well as disability worldwide. There is a little information about the prevalence of these diseases among Saudi elderly population. The aim of the study was to assess the role of gender as risk factor for chronic diseases among elderly patients seen at primary health care centers and identify the most common chronic comorbidities among the elderly.