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Introduction: An increase in BMI in the elderly may reduce life expectancy and increase the risk of death, cardiovascular disease, and metabolic syndrome. Frailty index, body weight, and pain levels all seem to be linked. Excessively low or high body weight may cause muscle weakness and decrease physical activity, placing the elderly at risk for frailty. Methodology: This was a cross-sectional study to investigate BMI among the elderly and neurological and musculoskeletal diseases in the Aseer region, Saudi Arabia conducted during the period from 5 January, 2020 to 26 February, 2020. The data were collected using a self-administered pre-designed questionnaire, and 503 full forms of eligible subjects were included. Results: A total of 503 participants were included in this study, 61.2% of them were female, with a mean age of 67 ± 9. The mean BMI was 31.1 ± 7.5. Parkinsonism and hemiplegia were significantly associated with BMI (P = 0.003) and (P = 0.027), respectively. Osteoporosis and participants with no musculoskeletal problems were significantly associated with BMI (P = 0.001) and (P = 0.003), respectively. Conclusion: We found a significant association between Parkinsonism and hemiplegia and BMI as these conditions were more common among overweight patients. Moreover, osteoporosis was also significantly associated with BMI, and most of the patients with osteoporosis were underweight.
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Background: Sleep is an essential part of human physiology. Being a basic need for human well-being, adequate sleep is associated with good health and life quality for all individuals. Disorders of sleep may result in significant derangement in human functionality. Sleepiness among physicians affects not only their personal lives but also negatively impacts the lives of their patients. Method: This is an analytic cross-sectional study design conducted among 268 male and female Saudi commission residents working in public healthcare facilities in the Aseer region, Saudi Arabia. The study aimed to assess sleep patterns and determine predictors of poor sleep quality among Saudi commission residents of the Aseer region, Saudi Arabia. Result: The study reported that before COVID 19 pandemic, 85.1% of Saudi commission residents had poor sleep quality; however, during the pandemic, the percentage increased to 92.5% who showed poor sleep quality. Also, we found there was a significant association between different self-reported morbidities among Saudi commission residents and sleep disturbance (p < 0.05). Conclusion: The study revealed that the percentage of the Saudi commission residents had poor sleep quality during pandemic higher than before with significant difference, which indicates the relation between COVID 19 pandemic and sleeps quality among Saudi commission residents.
