The Sex Differential in Morbidity, Mortality, and Lifestyle

[Sex differences in morbidity and mortality].

Women have worse self-rated health and more hospitalization episodes than men from early adolescence to late middle age, but are less likely to die at each age. We use 14 years of data from the U.S. National Health Interview Survey to examine this paradox. Our results indicate that the difference in self-assessed health between women and men can be entirely explained by differences in the distr...

Sex Differences in Morbidity and Mortality

Women have worse self-rated health and more hospitalization episodes than men from early adolescence to late middle age, but are less likely to die at each age. We use 14 years of data from the U.S. National Health Interview Survey to examine this paradox. Our results indicate that the difference in self-assessed health between women and men can be entirely explained by differences in the distr...

Trauma-Related Morbidity and Mortality in Elderly Patients

Objectives: The purpose of this multi-center study was to investigate the probable predictive factors of mortality and morbidity in elderlypopulation. Methods & Materials: The descriptive prospective study was conducted based on the data gathered from trauma cases older than 65 years admitted to Sina, Shohada and Fayaz-Bakhsh trauma centers during years 1997-98. A pre-prepared questionnaire ...

Differential Diagnosis of Ectopic Pregnancy - Morbidity and Mortality

The term ectopic pregnancy refers to a gestation in which the fertilized ovum implants on any tissue other than the endometrial membrane lining the uterine cavity. Fig 1 presents the various types of ectopic pregnancy and their relative frequencies The classic clinical symptoms of ectopic pregnancy are pelvic pain, amenorrhea, and vaginal bleeding , spotting (40-50%). However, only 50% of patie...

Sex Mortality Differential: A Historical Perspective