The study of socioeconomic and geographical factors that affect healthy aging of Mongolians
- VernacularTitle: МОНГОЛ ХҮНИЙ ЭРҮҮЛ УРТ НАСЛАЛТАНД НӨЛӨӨЛӨХ НИЙГЭМ, ЭДИЙН ЗАСАГ, ГАЗАР ЗҮЙН ХҮЧИН ЗҮЙЛИЙН НӨЛӨӨГ ҮНЭЛСЭН НЬ
- Author:
Badrakh M
1
;
Zesemdorj M
;
Odsuren S
;
Bat-Erdene N
;
Ujin SH
;
Delgerekh B
;
Munkhtulga L
;
Munkhtsetseg J
;
Munkhzol M
;
Lhkagvasuren L
;
Khuderchuluun N
;
Odkhuu E
Author Information
1. Mongolian National University of Medical Science
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Aging, socio-economy,healthy aging, education, level, household income,geographical metrics
- From:Innovation
2015;9(4):65-69
- CountryMongolia
- Language:mongolian
-
Abstract:
As the proportion of aged population has been increasing worldwide by the rapid development of socio-economy, health science, and educational level that affect the policy against health service and social welfare, one of the urgent issues of Mongolian society and medical science facing is to develop healthy aging process and prevention of pathological aging. As we know, healthy aging process depends upon several factors such as heritage, biological and physiological internal factors, living condition, climate, geography, socio-economy, nutrition, drinking water, lifestyle etc,. Thus, the development of healthy aging and its influential factors is an immediate issue of Mongolian medicine and society.A cross-sectional regression analysis has been used to measure socioeconomic and physiological factors for longevity. Total of 1897 participants aged less than 80 are randomly collected from Ulaanbaatar city and Mongolian 4 regions.Total of 1897 participants, less than 80 years old are involved in this study. People in an urban area are higher than those in countryside. About housing condition, 63.5% of total participants are in apartment at UB and 37.8% is in House and 44.3% in Mongolian Ger. Estimating participant’s income, 25% of relatively healthy population is below than the minimum of subsistence. However 50% of elderly people aged between 75-80 is below than minimum of subsistence. Comparing income level by age and gender income is decreased while age is increased, males are relatively higher than females. Middle income people are by 20.9%, high income people are by 57.7% less the risky than low income people. Unhealthy status is increased by 1.0% while a year of smoking, LDL by 96.5%, HDL by 94.7%, Triglycerid by 71.2%, CAVI by 91% increase risks respectively.Below indicators are more influential for the healthy aging of Mongolian elderly people as follows, education level (ρ-0.001), household income (OR=0.423, ρ<0.0001), living conditions (OR=0.326, ρ<0.05), LDL (OR=0.035, ρ<0.0001), HDL (OR=0.053, ρ<0.0001), glucose (OR=0.014, ρ<0.0001), CAVI (OR=0.090, ρ<0.0001). Higher density of healthy aged populations is found in the central region of Mongolia where altitude is 1000-1500 meters above than sea level (MASL) and temperature is between 0-6 Celsius.
