ACADEMICIA: AN INTERNATIONAL MULTIDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH JOURNAL
  • Year: 2021
  • Volume: 11
  • Issue: 1

Prevalence of modifiable risk factors for chronic noncommunicable diseases in the elderly and senile population

1Assistant of Internal Medicine and Endocrinology, Department Medical Faculty, Bukhara State Medical Institute, Uzbekistan

Online published on 22 February, 2021.

Abstract

This article discusses the prevalence of modifiable risk factors for chronic non-communicable diseases among older age groups, namely in elderly and senile patients living in the city of Bukhara. The true frequency of MRF in elderly and senile people, most likely, in the conditions of the regions of Uzbekistan, is much higher.

Keywords

Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases, Prevention, Modifiable Risk Factors, Arterial Hypertension, Smoking, Overweight, Obesity, Inactivity, Excessive Consumption Of Table Salt