Study of osteoarthritis and related factors in 406 farmers at the age of over 40 years old in Cam Giang district, Hai Duong province. The results: overall rate of osteoarthritis was 32.5%. In female, the rate was higher than in male (male/female ratio =1/3). These factors, which affected to osteoarthritis, were: aged, menopausal women, high BMI index, knee joint’s deformity caused by trauma, numerous delivery. The symptom of bone thorn in tomography accounted for 78% in symptomatic group and 36% in non-symptomatic group.
Osteoarthritis ; Age Factors

This study is aimed to design software to calculate and administer database ‘Sport performance of some Olympic champions’, firstly manage sport performance of 624 Olympic champions in order to calculate their average age. Data was collected by 936 information reports of performance. Results showed that average age of champions was 23.9 years old. This average age was analysed according to continents, countries, and sports
Age Factors ; Sports ;

At the Centre of Biophysics from June 1999 to December 2003, 499 cases of herniated lumbar disc divided into age groups of < 30, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59 and > 60 years old were treated by percutaneous laser. Excellent results achieved in 32.3%, good in 46.7%, medium in 18.2% and poor in 2.8%. There was not died case or severe complication. Laser technique could be used for the elderly because of the physical state, associated disease with high risks and difficulties in other surgical interventions.
Decompression ; Lasers ; Age factors

The study on the oral contraceptive pill use in 722 women at reproductive age in 2003 was reported that: The highest rate of use oral contraceptive pill in the group of women at 26-49 years old (92.1%); Women educated from primary to high-school levels accounted for 74.1%; Women with 1-2 children accounted 84.5%; For income 60.6% of women with the range from 300000-700000VND/monthly. The most popular contraceptive pill was Ideal (76.2%). Adverse effects of taking pill were nausea (17.9%) and putting on weight (11.9%).
Contraceptives, Oral ; Women ; Age Factors ; Age Groups

No abstract available.
Age Factors* ; Hematoma, Subdural, Chronic*

Study on 884 children under age of 5 years old (627 diarrhea children, 257 healthy children) at 4 places: National Pediatric Hospital, Saint Paul Hospital, Thanh Nhan Hospital and Kim Lien primary school from March 2001 to April 2002. The results: the most prevalent pathogen was Rotavirus with the prevalence of 45% in children under 5 years old with diarrhea, E.Coli was the second commonly pathogen, was isolated by PCR technique with the rate of 24% in diarrhea children, 12% in healthy children and then Shigella with 3.2% in diarrhea children. No Salmonella and V.cholerae strains were identified PCR was used as effective method to indentify and differenciate diarrheagenic E.Coli strains
Child ; Age Factors ; Schools ; Diarrhea

1.220 patients with breast cancer and 1.487 without this one, were diagnosed and treated at the Hospital K in Hanoi. To compare the result of a logic regression analysis on the breast cancer following age group with or without history of insecticide chemical exposure. Authors concluded that female subjects at the age group of 40-49 years old accquired a higher risk of breast cancer versus other groups. Especially in female subjects having the history of exposure to insecticide chemicals, the risk of breast cancer enhanced with multi-times higher than the subjects without this history.
Insecticides ; Age factors ; Breast Neoplasms

Dementia is a syndrome of failure of knowledge function, together with changing of behavior and loss of social function. Dementia is common in the elderly. The prevalence of this disease increase clearly by age. Dementia may appear suddenly, but gradually develop, chronically as in Alzheimer. The aim of treatment for patients with dementia is to enhance the quality of life and maintain maximum functional activities through improving the knowledge, the emotion and the attitude
Dementia ; Aged ; epidemiology ; Age Factors

234 healthy persons aged from 16-70 (142 males and 92 females) measured ventilatory function were studied during 1994-1996 using Spiroanalyser ST 300 of Japan. The result: In men aged from 16-25, Coefficient A of regression equation of IVC, FVC, FEV1 was positive, meaning values of criteria increased according to age. In women, Coefficient A of regression equation of FVC, FEV1, MMF, PEF, V75, V50, V25, MVV was positive, their values increased according to age, except IVC and MEFR, their coefficient A was negative, decreased according to age. However in both sexes, these ventilatory function values increased according to high. In group of persons aged from 16-70 for both sexes, this values increased with high but decreased when age advanced
Pulmonary Ventilation ; Vietnam ; Age Factors

The use of Megestrom contraceptive infection in 100 women of reproductive age in Hai Hung province gave a high efficiency on 99% for one-year using subject. The infection was safe, did not affect the health and working capacity. Generally, the high rate of side effects and menstruation disorders were in low severity, easy to control. Megestrom was proper for lactatin women. The supply was simple, comfortable with low cost.
Contraception ; Women ; Age Factors ; Epidemiology