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Morbidity profile among older people at primary health care centers in Saudi Arabia during the period 2012-2020

• 2023
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Authors Maysoon M. Al-Amoud, MS, Doaa I. Omar, PhD, Eman N. Almashjary, MD, Shaker A. Alomary, MD.
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Abstract
Results: A total of 193,715 older people were screened. A high prevalence of diabetes (55.4%), hypertension (49.1%), diabetes and hypertension co-morbidity (26.8%), and obesity (22.2%) were found. The overall prevalence of anemia was 4.7% and asthma 8.9%. The prevalence of positive screening for depression was 5.9%, 2.9% for memory and cognitive impairment, 6.3% for urine incontinence, and 4.0% for risk of fall. Prevalence of vision was 20.6%, 12.6% for hearing impairment, and for weight loss it was 5.4%. There was high prevalence of risk factors like smoking (8.5%), and polypharmacy (25.3%). Health regions varied widely in prevalence of the studied health conditions.
Conclusion: The study findings highlight the importance of CGA in early detection of geriatric giants, health problems, and associated risk factors among Saudi older people.