Internal Evaluation of Health Conditions of Super-Elderly People Followed Up and Treated in Internal Medicine Clinics

Emre YILMAZ; Teslime AYAZ

Article Details

Internal Evaluation of Health Conditions of Super-Elderly People Followed Up and Treated in Internal Medicine Clinics

Authors:

Emre YILMAZ | Teslime AYAZ

Publisher:

DAHUDER

Main Topics:

Diseases

Journal:

DAHUDER Medical Journal 2022 Vol.2 Issue 1, pp.11-15

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

1/2022

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2000772816

Frequency:

Quarterly

eISSN:

2791-9250

Abstract:

 

Introduction: A rise in the geriatric population has resulted from the extension of life expectancy in tandem with development. In this population, the super-elderly plays a significant role. In this study, it was aimed to internally evaluate the health status of super-elderly people who were followed up and treated at the Department of Internal Medicine of  Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University.

Methods: The study included 393 patients, 246 women and 147 men, all of whom were over the age of 80. The patient files were scanned retrospectively. The patients' demographics, gender, chronic internal diseases, blood count, biochemical parameters, thyroid function tests, B12, and vitamin D levels were all documented. An appropriate statistical programme was used to analyse the collected data.
Results: In terms of chronic disease and drug use, there was no significant difference between the genders in the evaluation of the patients. There were no differences in blood hemogram values between men and women. Women had higher total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels than men. Vitamin D levels were found to be 13,3±9,83 ng/dl in males, 20,3±24,1 g/dl in females and an average of 15,5±16,0 ng/dl in all patients. Vitamin D levels were found to be low in both men and women.
Conclusion: The majority of patients over the age of 80 have vitamin D deficiency, according to these findings. Vitamin D deficiency, which has been linked to increased fragility, should be monitored in this patient group and supplemented if necessary.

Article Details

Internal Evaluation of Health Conditions of Super-Elderly People Followed Up and Treated in Internal Medicine Clinics

Authors: Emre YILMAZ | Teslime AYAZ

Publisher: DAHUDER

Main Topics: Diseases

Journal: DAHUDER Medical Journal 2022 Vol.2 Issue 1, pp.11-15

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 1/2022

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 2000772816

Frequency: Quarterly

eISSN: 2791-9250

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Authors:

Emre YILMAZ | Teslime AYAZ

Publisher:

DAHUDER

Main Topics:

Diseases

Journal:

DAHUDER Medical Journal 2022 Vol.2 Issue 1, pp.11-15

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

1/2022

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2000772816

Frequency:

Quarterly

eISSN:

2791-9250