Preliminary investigation on diseases of the elderly patients in the internal diseases department of Thai nguyen Hospital

ABSTRACT

This study included 448 patients older than 60 years during 1992 with the following characteristics sex 55.58% male; 44.42% female. Geographic repartition 57.14% from country side 42.86% from town. Ethnic repatition 94.64% Kinh; 3.35% Tay; 1.12% Nung and 0.89% (3 other ethnic minorities). Diseases of gastro- intestinal tract 27.23%. Respiratory tract 26.56%. Cardiovascular system 21.65%. Nervous system 10.26%. Urinary- genital tract 6.47%. Blood system 2.9%. Others 3.34%.