RESUMO
In a prospective study of mortality in a large group of Scottish diabetic patients, ischaemic heart disease was responsible for 51% of deaths, with the diabetic relative risks of death being 3.8, 2.7 and 2.2 for the age groups 45-64, 65-74, and 75 years and over, respectively. The diabetic relative risks for mortality from all causes were 5.5, 2.3, 1.7, 1.3 for age ranges 15-44, 45-64, 65-74, and 75 and over, respectively. The all cancer mortality rate is not reduced in diabetic individuals.
Assuntos
Diabetes Mellitus/mortalidade , Mortalidade , Adolescente , Adulto , Idoso , Transtornos Cerebrovasculares/mortalidade , Estudos de Coortes , Doença das Coronárias/mortalidade , Cardiopatias/mortalidade , Humanos , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Neoplasias/mortalidade , Fatores de Risco , EscóciaRESUMO
In a study of 1,955 primigravidae who gave birth to a live singleton baby, 227 (11.6%) scored 'positive' (7+) in an antenatal Health Questionnaire enquiring into pre-pregnancy emotional disturbances. This group of mothers had more frequent depression, and this was of longer duration after their delivery compared with those scoring less than 7 (less than or equal to 6). Those scoring 7+ were less likely to breast-feed and the infants were more often ill during the first year of life. There were also differences in 'minor obstetric complications' between the two survey groups. This suggests that the application of this Health Questionnaire antenatally can identify emotionally vulnerable women, who could benefit from support and education during the antenatal period.
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Sintomas Afetivos/psicologia , Morbidade , Relações Mãe-Filho , Alimentação com Mamadeira , Aleitamento Materno , Feminino , Humanos , Lactente , Mortalidade Infantil , Recém-Nascido , Gravidez , Complicações na Gravidez , Transtornos PuerperaisRESUMO
An important task in antenatal care is to identify mothers at risk during pregnancy, with the aim of minimizing morbidity and mortality. This paper describes the outcome of a health questionnaire distributed antenatally to 2086 primigravidae during the Tayside Infant Morbidity and Mortality Study 1980-81. The aim of this study was to test a health questionnaire, known to identify mothers with emotional disturbances, and investigate the outcome of their pregnancies. Two hundred and thirty-eight mothers (11.4%) had a 'positive' score in this study. This rather small group of women had a significantly higher incidence of psycho-social risk factors. The questionnaire return rate was high, more than 99%, suggesting that such a questionnaire could be used as a screening instrument to identify 'risk mothers'.
