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Middle-aged People (middle-aged + people)
Selected AbstractsSubjective Need for Implant Treatment among Middle-aged People in Sweden and DenmarkCLINICAL IMPLANT DENTISTRY AND RELATED RESEARCH, Issue 1 2002Mats Kronström DDS ABSTRACT Background: The use of oral implants in prosthodontics has become widespread and regarded as a predictable treatment modality. However, there is a lack of knowledge among the general population about the prevalence and need for implant treatments. Purpose: This study was undertaken to register and compare the prevalence of dental implants and the subjective need for implant treatment among people in Sweden and Denmark. Materials and Methods: Random samples taken from the national population registers in Sweden and Denmark comprised 1001 Swedish subjects aged 55 to 79 years and 1175 Danish subjects aged 45 to 69 years. Subjects were requested to fill out questionnaires regarding dental conditions, subjective need for implant treatment, whether they had received treatment with dental implants during the previous 10 years, and so on. Results: Of the Swedes, 4.8% reported that they had dental implants, compared with 2.5% of the Danes. In the Swedish sample, age was significantly associated with subjective need for implant treatment. In the Danish sample, women showed a significantly higher subjective need for implant treatment than did men. Conclusions: Compared with the Swedish sample, the subjective need for treatment with dental implants was higher in the Danish sample, although the patient fees were substantially higher in Denmark. [source] Preventing Fractures in Large Rural Centres: Sociodemographic Sub-Groups at Risk of Osteoporosis from their LifestyleAUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF RURAL HEALTH, Issue 6 2000Hedley G. Peach ABSTRACT Middle-aged people living in non-metropolitan Victoria have higher hospitalisation rates from osteoporotic fractures than those in metropolitan areas. This may reflect a higher prevalence of lifestyle risk factors for osteoporosis. One-fifth of Victoria's non-metropolitan population live in ,large rural centres'. The aim of the present study was to identify the sociodemographic sub-groups in a ,large rural centre' at risk of osteoporosis because of their lifestyle. Adults on Ballarat's electoral rolls were invited to complete a questionnaire and have their height and weight measured. A total of 335 eligible people participated in the present study (67% response). The sub-groups at risk of osteoporosis were identified using logistic regression analyses. Among women, being single/separated/divorced/ widowed was associated with being underweight and having low dietary calcium. A lack of exercise was associated with not completing high school and smoking with being aged 25,44 years. Among men, low dietary calcium was associated with not completing high school and smoking was associated with being employed in a non-professional/ non-managerial occupation. These sub-groups must be considered when planning preventative strategies for people in ,large rural centres'. [source] PREVENTING FRACTURES IN LARGE RURAL CENTRES: SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC SUB-GROUPS AT RISK OF OSTEOPOROSIS FROM THEIR LIFESTYLEAUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF RURAL HEALTH, Issue 6 2000Hedley G. Peach ABSTRACT: Middle-aged people living in non-metropolitan Victoria have higher hospitalisation rates from osteoporotic fractures than those in metropolitan areas. This may reflect a higher prevalence of lifestyle risk factors for osteoporosis. One-fifth of Victoria's non-metropolitan population live in ,large rural centres'. The aim of the present study was to identify the sociodemographic sub-groups in a ,large rural centre' at risk of osteoporosis because of their lifestyle. Adults on Ballarat's electoral rolls were invited to complete a questionnaire and have their height and weight measured. A total of 335 eligible people participated in the present study (67% response). The sub-groups at risk of osteoporosis were identified using logistic regression analyses. Among women, being single/separated/divorced/ widowed was associated with being underweight and having low dietary calcium. A lack of exercise was associated with not completing high school and smoking with being aged 25,44 years. Among men, low dietary calcium was associated with not completing high school and smoking was associated with being employed in a non-professional/ non-managerial occupation. These sub-groups must be considered when planning preventative strategies for people in ,large rural centres'. [source] Prevalence of gallstone disease in IranJOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY, Issue 5 2001Sadegh Massarrat Abstract Background: Prevalence of gallstone disease is different depending on the geographic region involved. Few studies, in Asia but not from Iran, about the frequency of gallstone disease have been published. The aim of this study is to examine the prevalence of gallstone disease in Iran. Methods: Four hundred and seventy-seven nomads from southern Iran, 513 industrial laborers older than 34 years, and 421 laborers from a pharmaceutical company above 30 years of age, and 471 elderly persons from three nursing homes near Tehran underwent abdominal sonography. Results: There were 1373 men and 509 women. Eighty-nine subjects had gallstone disease and 10.1% of them were cholecystectomized. While the prevalence in the men and women in the age group 31,40 years was very low (0.3% in men and 1.8% in women), it increases sharply in men older than 60 years and women older than 50 years to more than 10-fold (12.5 and 24.6% in male and female with an age 71,80 years, respectively). Conclusion: In Iran, gallstone disease is very uncommon in middle-aged people, but increases sharply in older people. However, this does not reach the high prevalence seen in Western countries. The intake of a high fiber-containing diet, a low number of overweight people, smoking habit and hyperlipidemia are probably the cause for this low prevalence. [source] Prevalence of risk and protective factors for falls in the home environment in a population-based survey of young and middle-aged adult New ZealandersAUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, Issue 1 2010Bridget Kool Abstract Objective: To estimate the prevalence of hazards in the home environment that may contribute to unintentional falls among young and middle-aged New Zealanders. Methods: A random sample of 352 young and middle-aged people (25-60 years) residing in Auckland was drawn from the electoral roll. The prevalence of environmental factors that may have an impact on risk of falls was investigated using a structured interviewer-administered questionnaire. Results: Potential risk factors for falls were common in the study population (ladder use in the past year , 64%; inability to reach a light from bed , 21%; lack of handrails for stairs , 54%). Only 9% and 11% of baths and showers, respectively, had grab or hand rails; 42% and 56% had anti-skid mats/surfaces. Compared to those reporting no socio-economic deprivation characteristics, respondents reporting one or more such characteristics were less likely to use a ladder and have indoor stairs, but more likely to have outdoors stairs. There was no significant relationship between socio-economic status and presence of a grab/handrail or antiskid mats/surfaces in or near showers/baths. Conclusion and implications: Structural hazards that are likely to result in falls at home are common in New Zealand. The greater prevalence of some environmental risk factors for falls among the least socially deprived population may account for the inconsistent association between socio-economic deprivation and fall-related injuries reported in previous research. Information regarding the contribution of these and associated factors to the occurrence of falls can help target and reduce the risks involved. [source] | ||||||||||