Non-Communicable Disease Mortality among a Sample of Older People in Iran from 2007 to 2018

Masood  Yousefi; Shahab  Papi; Yadollah  Abolfathi Momtaz; Ahmad Ali  Akbari Kamrani; Mahdi  Yousefi; Reza  Fadayevatan

doi:10.18502/ehj.v7i1.6551

Masood Yousefi Iranian Research Center on Aging, University of Social Welfare & Rehabilitation Science, Tehran, Iran
Shahab Papi Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health, Social Determinant of Health Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
Yadollah Abolfathi Momtaz Iranian Research Center on Aging, University of Social Welfare & Rehabilitation Science, Tehran, Iran
Ahmad Ali Akbari Kamrani Iranian Research Center on Aging, University of Social Welfare & Rehabilitation Science, Tehran, Iran
Mahdi Yousefi Department of Biomedical Engineering, Home Care Research Center, Dezful Branch, Dezful, Iran
Reza Fadayevatan Iranian Research Center on Aging, University of Social Welfare & Rehabilitation Science, Tehran, Iran

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18502/ehj.v7i1.6551

Keywords: Non-Communicable Disease, Mortality, Aged

Abstract

Introduction: Increasing age is one of the most important predictors of mortality among aged population. Therefore, determining the causes of death among older people could be imperative. The purpose of this study was to investigate non-communicable disease mortality among a sample of older people in Iran from 2007 to 2018.

Methods: This was a retrospective descriptive study that applied census sampling technique to investigate 1202 Medical Records of older adults (60 ≤ years old) died during 2007-2018 at three hospitals of Khuzestan province, Iran. Data analysis was conducted using SPSS version 24 software.

Results: The mean age of participants was 77.4 ± 8.38. Of whom 50.7 % were male. The highest number of deaths were related to the internal ward (41.4%), CCU (29.3%) and ICU (25.6%), respectively. In addition, Angina pectoris, Respiratory disease and Cerebrovascular Accident were the most important cause of death among aged population. Also, the history of hospitalization (87.1%) and cardiovascular disease (82.2%), and hypertension (67.8%) were the prominent risk factors for mortality among aged population. According to chi-squared, there was a significant relationship between smoking and death attributed to cardiovascular diseases among older adults.

Conclusion: Angina pectoris, Respiratory disease and Cerebrovascular accident diseases are the most important cause of death among older adults. Prevention and screening programs should be implemented to discern and screen these chronic diseases at the early stage among older people.