Infectious diseases among elderly persons: Results from a population-based observational study in Shandong province, China, 2013-2017.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The health of the elderly is one of the major challenges in today's ageing society. However, research on infectious diseases among the elderly is limited. This study aimed to describe the epidemiological characteristics and dynamics of infectious diseases among the elderly population aged ≥60 years in Shandong province, China.

Methods

Incidence data for infectious diseases were collected from the Shandong Multi-Center Healthcare Big Data Platform from January 2013 to June 2017, which involved 550 432 elderly persons. We compared the incidence of each infectious disease and disease category, stratified by age, gender, and region. Annual percentage change (APC) was estimated using logarithmic linear regression to examine the incidence trends. Poisson regression was

SUBMITTER: Du WY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8710039 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature