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Last Modification Date:
2024-10-26 @ 1:58 PM
Study NCT ID:
NCT04776460
Status:
COMPLETED
Last Update Posted:
2021-03-01
First Post:
2020-07-26
Brief Title:
The Distribution of Body Constitutions Among Hong Kong Elderly Population A Cross-sectional Study
Sponsor:
Hong Kong Baptist University
Organization:
Hong Kong Baptist University
Study Overview
Official Title:
The Distribution of Body Constitutions Among Hong Kong Elderly Population A Cross-sectional Study
Status:
COMPLETED
Status Verified Date:
2021-02
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None
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No
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Not Stopped
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False
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Brief Summary:
Hong Kong similar as other developed economic entities has been faced big challenges from increasing medical burden and aged population Based on the updated estimates of domestic health expenditure by Food and Health Bureau HKSAR the total health expenditure amounted to HK112144 million in 201213 with increasing approximate 4 times than 199293 According to the data from Census and Statistics Department in 2010 there was still 13 population aged above 65 years while in 2039 this percentage will be elevated to 28 httpwwwcenstatdgovhkhkstatsubso20jsp In other words every three individuals will contain a person aged above 65 years in the future 30 years Therefore how to release the medical burden resulted from aged tendency of population is the critical question in optimizing the treatment expenses
Our aims in the cross-sectional study are to 1 estimate the number and percentage of nine body constitutions among population aged 65 and over in Hong Kong 2 identify the associations between nine body constitutions and other predetermined factors such as gender weight diet body mass index BMI blood pressure quality of life scale scores et al
Our aims in the cross-sectional study are to 1 estimate the number and percentage of nine body constitutions among population aged 65 and over in Hong Kong 2 identify the associations between nine body constitutions and other predetermined factors such as gender weight diet body mass index BMI blood pressure quality of life scale scores et al
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