| Autor: |
Alves RM; Grupo de Estudos em Doença de Chagas, Departamento de Clínica Médica, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, SP. drarosa@fcm.unicamp.br, Thomaz RP, Almeida EA, Wanderley Jda S, Guariento ME |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical [Rev Soc Bras Med Trop] 2009 Nov-Dec; Vol. 42 (6), pp. 622-8. |
| DOI: |
10.1590/s0037-86822009000600002 |
| Abstrakt: |
This study aimed to identify the main comorbidities in elderly chagasic patients treated in a reference service and identify possible associations between the clinical form of Chagas' disease and chronic diseases. Ninety patients aged 60 years-old or over were interviewed and their clinical diagnoses recorded. The study population profile was: women (55.6%); median age (67 years); married (51.1%); retired (73.3%); up to four years' education (64.4%); and earning less than two minimum wages (67.8%). The predominant forms of Chagas' disease were the cardiac (46.7%) and mixed forms (30%). There was a greater proportion of mild cardiac dysfunction (84.1%), frequently in association with megaesophagus. The mean number of concurrent diseases was 2.856 +/- 1.845, and 33% of the patients had four or more comorbidities. The most frequent were systemic arterial hypertension (56.7%), osteoporosis (23.3%), osteoarthritis (21.2%) and dyslipidemia (20%). Positive correlations were verified between sex and comorbidities and between age group and comorbidities. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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