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Reza Beiranvand, Shabnam Shokoohi, Mehran Babanejad, Meysam Behzadifar, Ali Delpisheh,
Volume 21, Issue 6 (12-2013)
Abstract
Introduction: The most prevalent cases related to death in elderly is non-communicable disease such as coronary heart disease, hypertension, diabetes and stroke, which most of them are preventable. This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of physical and mental disorders in elderly people in Ilam.
Materials & Methods: In a cross-sectional study, using cluster sampling a sample of 1012 participants from Ilam province was recruited. Data was collected with using a questionnaire and analyzed by SPSS version 17 and parametric and non-parametric tests.
Findings: The mean body mass index, was 25.72 4.48 kg/m2, of them, more than half (55.2 %) were either overweight or obese. The most prevalent physical and mental disorders were history of arthritis72.8%)), blood pressure (53.0%), vision problem (49.8%), history of infectious disease (43.9%), sleep disorder (40.1%), heart disease(36.1%), urinary disorders (30.6%), history of mental illness(24.6%), respiratory disorders (22.5%), diabetes (14.8%) and stroke (12.6%) respectively. Falling from height with 18% was the most important accident in our study sample.
Discussion & Conclusion: Physical problems in elderly people of Ilam province are moderately similar to other reports across the country. The main difference was due to low socioeconomic status resulting from lower income in these areas.
Mahin Behzadifard, Zahra Eslamifar, Yasin Arianezhad, Nooshin Asadmasjedi, Behnam Azizolahi, Maziyar Heydari,
Volume 32, Issue 5 (11-2024)
Abstract
Introduction: Many factors, including coagulation disorders, have an effect on mortality in patients with Covid-19 viral infection. Considering coagulation problems are so important for these patients, the goal of this study was to look into the connection between coagulation test results, such as prothrombin time (PT), partial thromboplastin time (PTT), D-dimer, and platelet count, and the death rate in Covid-19 patients who were admitted to the intensive care unit of Ganjovian Hospital (Dezful, Iran) in 2020.
Materials & Methods: This comprehensive cross-sectional study was conducted on the information of 100 patients with Covid-19 hospitalized in the intensive care unit. The data from the patient’s files were analyzed using Graph Pad Prism version 8.3 statistical software. Qualitative variables were described using frequency indices, percentages, and relative frequency. A t-test was also used to compare the study parameters between the death and discharge groups. The level of significance was considered less than 0.05.
Results: The mean and standard deviation of the age were 58.2±14.2. The average age of the death group was significantly higher than that of discharged patients (P=0.038). The D-dimer and PT test results in patients with Covid-19 who died were significantly higher than those of discharged patients (P=0.002), but there was no significant difference in platelet count and PTT between the two groups (P=0.680).
Conclusion: According to the results of this study, paying attention to the results of D-dimer and PT tests may be helpful in predicting the prognosis of Covid-19 disease.
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