Title of article :
Clustering of the Deadliest Diseases among Iranian Men from 1990 to 2016: A Growth Mixture Model Approach
Author/Authors :
BORUMANDNIA, NASRIN Urology and Nephrology Research Center - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences , ALAVI MAJD, HAMID Department of Biostatistics - School of Allied Medical Sciences - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences , KHADEMBASHI, NAGHMEH Department of English Language - School of Allied Medical Sciences - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences , Heidary, Serveh Urology and Nephrology Research Center - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
Pages :
6
From page :
1
To page :
6
Abstract :
Background: Paying attention to men’s health seems quite important for a variety of reasons. We evaluated the change of mortality rates due to various causes in Iranian men over the past decades. Study design: A cross-sectional study. Methods: The mortality rates for deadliest causes of diseases among Iranian men during 1990-2016 were extracted from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study. Latent Growth Mixture Models (LGMM) were applied to determine subgroups’ cause of death. In this way, the causes within each group showed similar trends of mortality rate over time. Results: The LGMM clustered causes into 4 classes. Diabetes mellitus, hypertensive heart disease and neurological disorders have had increasing trend. Causes in class 2, including diarrhea, lower respiratory and other common infectious diseases, ischemic heart disease, ischemic stroke, neonatal disorders, and other non-communicable diseases manifested a slow decreasing trend. Most causes were allocated to 3rd class with a slow increase in mortality rates over time. Finally, within the last class, transport injuries and unintentional injuries revealed a decreasing trend. Conclusion: Most factors have rising trend, despite the fact that some have shown a very slight downward trend. Consequently, according to the four distinguished clusters resulting from LGMM, it is essential to provide programs to attain the goal of access to prevention, treatment, and support for high-risk mortality factors.
Keywords :
Global burden of disease , Disease clustering , Men’s health , Iran
Journal title :
Journal of Research in Health Sciences(JRHS)
Serial Year :
2019
Record number :
2499227
Link To Document :
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