Characteristics of COVID-19-Related Deaths Among Older Adults in Malaysia.

Autor: Mat Din H; Malaysian Research Institute on Ageing, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia., Raja Adnan RNE; Malaysian Research Institute on Ageing, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia., Nor Akahbar SA; Malaysian Research Institute on Ageing, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia., Ahmad SA; Malaysian Research Institute on Ageing, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.; Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: The Malaysian journal of medical sciences : MJMS [Malays J Med Sci] 2021 Aug; Vol. 28 (4), pp. 138-145. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Aug 26.
DOI: 10.21315/mjms2021.28.4.14
Abstrakt: In response to the rising number of COVID-19-related deaths among older adults in Malaysia, observation concerning COVID-19-related mortality among older adults is of urgent public health importance. This study presents a review of the COVID-19-related death cases among older adults in Malaysia. Clinical and social demographic data of death cases officially released by the Ministry of Health Malaysia were reviewed. As of 12 June 2020, 81 older adult death cases were identified and included in this study. The mean age of the death cases was 71.88 years old. Even though 79% of these cases were male, gender was not likely to be associated with mortality. A substantial difference between the prevalence of diabetes among death cases and the nationwide population indicated that diabetes was more likely to be associated with mortality. Most of the studied deaths were individuals with pre-existing medical conditions, predominantly diabetes and hypertension, and those aged 70 years old or above. The mean time from hospitalisation to death was 11.83 days. Extra focus should be given to older adults in the prevention and control of COVID-19.
Competing Interests: Conflict of Interest None.
(© Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia, 2021.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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