title: Prevalence & pattern of respiratory diseases including Tuberculosis in elderly in Ghaziabad - Delhi - NCR.
abstract: Elderly population is continuously increasing all over the world including India. Old age is associated with significant prevalence of chronic illnesses. Population based study to find prevalence & pattern of respiratory diseases in elderly in India is difficult to find. Present study was done in an urban locality of Ghaziabad inhabited mainly by low socio - economic status population. Two part questionnaire was used as main tool. Through part one 1522 elderly were screened for respiratory disease. Respiratory disease was confirmed & diagnosed by part two of questionnaire, physical examination & necessary investigations. Prevalence of respiratory diseases was 18.8% in this study. Prevalence of respiratory diseases was almost double in elderly males as compared to females. COPD was most prevalent respiratory disease followed by Bronchial asthma.
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor, Department of Tuberculosis & Respiratory Diseases, Santosh Medical College & Hospital, Ghaziabad, India. Electronic address: sonishagupta@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Sonisha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.affiliation: Santosh University, Ghaziabad, India.
authors.forename: Vijay
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Arora
authors.affiliation: Geriatric Society of India, K-49, 2nd Floor, Green Park Main, New Delhi, Delhi 110016, India.
authors.forename: O P
authors.initials: OP
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.affiliation: ICPO, ICMR, India.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Satyanarayana
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Santosh Medical College & Hospital, Ghaziabad, India.
authors.forename: Atul Kumar
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Gupta
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D011204:Poverty Areas; D015995:Prevalence; D012140:Respiratory Tract Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000453:epidemiology*
keywords: Elderly; Pattern; Prevalence; Respiratory disease