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OBJECTIVE: To study the relationship of breast-feeding duration on the frequency of respiratory tract infections in infants during the first 2 years of life. METHODS: A retrospective study where the files of infants randomly selected from Shamasan Primary Health Care Center were analyzed for different related factors and frequencies of respiratory infections. RESULTS: The mean duration of lactation was shorter than in previous national reports (5.1 +/- 3.4 months). The frequencies of respiratory infections were high in the first 2 years reaching an average of 9.2 +/- 4.1 attacks per infant. The lower respiratory tract suffered more frequent attacks than the upper averaging a rate of 5.6 +/- 2.6 attacks per infant compared to 3.7 +/- 2.2 attacks per infant. The multiple regression models pointed out to highly significant predictors for respiratory infection rates: Lactation duration (p < 0.001) for the 2 years rates, child rank (p < 0.001) for the first year rates and family income (p < 0.001) for the 2nd year rates. CONCLUSION: The lactation duration has an important relation to the frequency of respiratory infections in infancy. Every effort should be made to encourage and support longer duration of breast-feeding.
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Aleitamento Materno/estatística & dados numéricos , Infecções Respiratórias/etiologia , Doença Aguda , Adulto , Distribuição por Idade , Pré-Escolar , Feminino , Humanos , Renda/estatística & dados numéricos , Lactente , Recém-Nascido , Masculino , Valor Preditivo dos Testes , Análise de Regressão , Infecções Respiratórias/epidemiologia , Infecções Respiratórias/prevenção & controle , Estudos Retrospectivos , Fatores de Risco , Arábia Saudita/epidemiologia , Fatores Socioeconômicos , Fatores de TempoRESUMO
Central obesity in all individuals aged 65 years and over (n = 810) in the catchment areas of three primary health care centres in Abha was determined from the waist circumference (WC) and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR). The age-adjusted prevalence of central obesity was 32.4% and 43.5% based on the WC and WHR indicators respectively. WC was significantly associated with the risk of diabetes and hypertension, while WHR was significantly associated with the risk of diabetes only. These findings suggest that reducing the prevalence of central obesity in old age would decrease the risk of diabetes and hypertension. WC is a powerful independent predictor mainly of hypertension risk, while WHC is a good predictor of the risk of diabetes.
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Constituição Corporal , Obesidade/complicações , Obesidade/epidemiologia , Distribuição por Idade , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Composição Corporal , Índice de Massa Corporal , Distribuição de Qui-Quadrado , Fatores de Confusão Epidemiológicos , Diabetes Mellitus/epidemiologia , Diabetes Mellitus/etiologia , Humanos , Hipertensão/epidemiologia , Hipertensão/etiologia , Modelos Lineares , Modelos Logísticos , Morbidade , Avaliação das Necessidades , Obesidade/diagnóstico , Obesidade/prevenção & controle , Razão de Chances , Vigilância da População , Valor Preditivo dos Testes , Prevalência , Fatores de Risco , Arábia Saudita/epidemiologia , Distribuição por Sexo , Saúde da População Urbana/estatística & dados numéricosRESUMO
Psychosocial assessment of geriatric subjects was carried out through a home-based survey of people aged 65 years and over (n = 810) in the catchment areas of 3 primary health care centres. All the participants had a structured interview and were given a short version of the geriatric depression scale. Depression was found in 17.5% of the subjects, more commonly in women (27.7% versus 12.7%). The combined effect of impaired perceived health status (52.4%) and functional capacity (26.6%), loneliness (4.5%), single status (24.3%), and lack of education (80.5%) explained 23.7% of the variance in depression score by multiple regression analysis. Depression is a problem among the geriatric population in the region, especially women. Periodic home psychosocial screening of geriatrics is recommended.
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Idoso/psicologia , Idoso/estatística & dados numéricos , Transtorno Depressivo/epidemiologia , Transtorno Depressivo/psicologia , Avaliação Geriátrica , Saúde da População Urbana/estatística & dados numéricos , Atividades Cotidianas , Distribuição por Idade , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Atitude Frente a Saúde , Transtorno Depressivo/diagnóstico , Transtorno Depressivo/etiologia , Escolaridade , Feminino , Nível de Saúde , Inquéritos Epidemiológicos , Humanos , Entrevista Psicológica , Solidão , Masculino , Programas de Rastreamento , Vigilância da População , Escalas de Graduação Psiquiátrica , Análise de Regressão , Fatores de Risco , Arábia Saudita/epidemiologia , Distribuição por SexoRESUMO
Psychosocial assessment of geriatric subjects was carried out through a home-based survey of people aged 65 years and over [n = 810] in the catchment areas of 3 primary health care centres. All the participants had a structured interview and were given a short version of the geriatric depression scale. Depression was found in 17.5% of the subjects, more commonly in women [27.7% versus 12.7%]. The combined effect of impaired perceived health status [52.4%] and functional capacity [26.6%], loneliness [4.5%], single status [24.3%], and lack of education [80.5%] explained 23.7% of the variance in depression score by multiple regression analysis. Depression is a problem among the geriatric population in the region, especially women. Periodic home psychosocial screening of geriatrics is recommended