title: Morbidity in aged Finns: a systematic review.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim was to carry out a systematic review of original studies about morbidity in the aged in Finland.
  
  
  METHODS
  Publications with data on morbidity in the aged (≥65 years) in peer-reviewed scientific journals in Finnish and English were systematically searched for in literature databases, websites of National Institute of Health and Welfare (NIHW), National Public Health Institute (NPHI), and Stakes and reference lists of retrieved articles. Publications from 1990 onwards were included.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The search produced 39 publications about morbidity in the aged in Finland fulfilling the inclusion criteria. The most common disease categories in the aged were cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs), hypertension, orthostatic hypotension (OH), insomnia, diabetes, articular diseases, diseases causing cognitive decline, and depression. The prevalence of many of these diseases increased with age.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The morbidity increases with aging, and even the oldest-old are not exceptionally healthy. Because of the increasing number of aged people, the absolute use of health and social services by this population sector will most probably increase in Finland and other developed countries.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Clinical Medicine, Family Medicine, University of Turku, Turku, Finland. majosa@utu.fi
authors.forename: Marika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Salminen
authors.forename: Ismo
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Räihä
authors.forename: Jarna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Heinonen
authors.forename: Sirkka-Liisa
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Kivelä
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000453:epidemiology; D007024:Hypotension, Orthostatic / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D009017:Morbidity; D009140:Musculoskeletal Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D007319:Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology