The Relation of Obesity and Chronic Diseases among Home Health Care Patients

Mohamad Kamal Alsharief; Ahmed Mohammed Almodeer | Abdullah Mohamed Almodeer | Abdullah Mohamed Alqahtani | Lojain Mohamed Al Modeer | Omar Mohammad Alzahrani | Abdulmohsen Mohammed Alqahtani | Dr. Ahmed Youssef Abouelyazid; Shaima Mohammed Mashhour

Shaima Mohammed Mashhour | Mohamad Kamal Alsharief | Ahmed Mohammed Almodeer | Abdullah Mohamed Almodeer | Abdullah Mohamed Alqahtani | Lojain Mohamed Al Modeer | Omar Mohammad Alzahrani | Abdulmohsen Mohammed Alqahtani | Dr. Ahmed Youssef Abouelyazid "The Relation of Obesity and Chronic Diseases among Home Health Care Patients" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-5 | Issue-1, December 2020, pp.1169-1173, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd38188.pdf

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Abstract :
Background: The prevalence of overweight and obesity among older adults is clearly increasing. The serious public health consequences (e.g., premature mortality, co-morbidities such as diabetes, hospitalization, and heart failures) Aim: To find the relation between obesity and other chronic diseases among home health care patients. Methodology: A file based comparative case control study among 200 of obese patients versus 200 non obese all under the umbrella of home health care at Armed Forces Hospitals Southern Region, Saudi Arabia, 2019. Results: Regarding DM higher prevalence among obese, (P 0.004) with higher risk among obese, odds ratio 1.8[1.2:2.7].Hyper tension also showed significant difference with higher risk of incidence among obese OR 1.55[1.02:2.35], Although bronchial asthma showed no significant difference among both groups but higher risk OR 1.97 among obese. Hyperlipidemia also showed significant difference and higher risk among obese OR 2.02[1.83:2.2]. Conclusion: Obesity among elderly leads to increased risk of diseases as DM, Hypertension, thyroid disorders, Bronchial asthma, Arthritis, liver disease and hyperlipidemia while lower risk of osteoporosis, and prostatic enlargement and some neurological disorders like depression and dementia and parkinsonism.

Keywords :
Home Health Care, Chronic Diseases, Elderly, Co-morbidity

Publication Details:

Unique Identification Number : IJTSRD38188

Published In : Volume-5 | Issue-1, December 2020

Page Number(s) : 1169-1173

Publisher Name : IJTSRD | www.ijtsrd.com | E-ISSN 2456-6470

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