Socioeconomic Features and Predisposing Factors in Patients With Bronchiectasis

Volume: 2007 Number: 2 February 1, 2007
  • Levent Özdemir
  • Erhan Tabakoğlu
  • Osman Nuri Hatipoğlu
  • Güldeniz Altıay
  • Burcu Özlen
  • Abdullah Çiftçi
  • Tuncay Çağlar
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Socioeconomic Features and Predisposing Factors in Patients With Bronchiectasis

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Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine socioeconomic features of cases with bronchiectasis and to determine predisposing factors which might play a role in the development of this condition. Patients and Methods: A total of 69 cases with bronchiectasis (43 males, 26 females; mean age 53.7±15.6 years) were retrospectively evaluated. Patients, totally in whom the was, predisposing factors for bronchiectasis, cigarette and alcohol consumptions, education and and monthly income levels were recorded. Results: Most of the cases multiple predisposing factors for bronchiectasis. Pneumonia (68%), measles (32%), and tuberculosis (18%) were the most common causes. Forty-two percent of the cases were primary school graduates and 20% never attended school. Fifty-five percent of the cases smoked cigarettes and 19% of the cases used alcohol. The mean monthly income was found to be 438.2±363 YTL. Conclusion: We concluded that bronchiectasis is prominent among individuals with low socioeconomic level. Turkish Başlık: Bronşektazi Olgularında Sosyoekonomik Özellikler ve Predispozan Faktörler Anahtar Kelimeler: Bronşektazi; predispozan faktör; sosyoekonomi Amaç: Bu çalışmada bronşektazili olguların sosyoekonomik özelliklerini ve bronşektazi gelişiminde rol oynayabilecek faktörleri belirlemek amaçlandı. Hastalar ve Yöntemler: Altmış dokuz bronşektazi olgusu (43 erkek, 26 kadın; ort. yaş 53.7±15.6) geriye dönük olarak değerlendirildi. Tüm hastaların bronşektazi gelişiminde rol oynayabilecek faktörler, eğitim düzeyleri, sigara, alkol kullanım öyküleri ve aylık gelir düzeyleri kaydedildi. Bulgular: Olguların çoğunda bronşektazi gelişiminde rol oynayan birden fazla risk faktörü vardı. Pnömoni (%68), kızamık (%32), tüberküloz (%18) en sık nedenlerdi. Olguların %42'si ilkokul mezunu olup, %20'si hiç okula gitmemişti. Olguların %55'inde sigara, %19'unda alkol öyküsü vardı. Aylık gelir düzeyleri ise ortalama 438.2±363 YTL olarak bulundu. Sonuç: Sonuç olarak bronşektazi sosyoekonomik düzeyi düşük olan bireylerin bir hastalığı olarak düşünüldü.

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Turkish

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Authors

Levent Özdemir This is me

Erhan Tabakoğlu This is me

Osman Nuri Hatipoğlu This is me

Güldeniz Altıay This is me

Burcu Özlen This is me

Abdullah Çiftçi This is me

Tuncay Çağlar This is me

Publication Date

February 1, 2007

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August 6, 2014

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Year 2007 Volume: 2007 Number: 2

APA
Özdemir, L., Tabakoğlu, E., Hatipoğlu, O. N., Altıay, G., Özlen, B., Çiftçi, A., & Çağlar, T. (2007). Socioeconomic Features and Predisposing Factors in Patients With Bronchiectasis. Balkan Medical Journal, 2007(2). https://izlik.org/JA64UL73JE
AMA
1.Özdemir L, Tabakoğlu E, Hatipoğlu ON, et al. Socioeconomic Features and Predisposing Factors in Patients With Bronchiectasis. Balkan Medical Journal. 2007;2007(2). https://izlik.org/JA64UL73JE
Chicago
Özdemir, Levent, Erhan Tabakoğlu, Osman Nuri Hatipoğlu, et al. 2007. “Socioeconomic Features and Predisposing Factors in Patients With Bronchiectasis”. Balkan Medical Journal 2007 (2). https://izlik.org/JA64UL73JE.
EndNote
Özdemir L, Tabakoğlu E, Hatipoğlu ON, Altıay G, Özlen B, Çiftçi A, Çağlar T (February 1, 2007) Socioeconomic Features and Predisposing Factors in Patients With Bronchiectasis. Balkan Medical Journal 2007 2
IEEE
[1]L. Özdemir et al., “Socioeconomic Features and Predisposing Factors in Patients With Bronchiectasis”, Balkan Medical Journal, vol. 2007, no. 2, Feb. 2007, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA64UL73JE
ISNAD
Özdemir, Levent - Tabakoğlu, Erhan - Hatipoğlu, Osman Nuri - Altıay, Güldeniz - Özlen, Burcu - Çiftçi, Abdullah - Çağlar, Tuncay. “Socioeconomic Features and Predisposing Factors in Patients With Bronchiectasis”. Balkan Medical Journal 2007/2 (February 1, 2007). https://izlik.org/JA64UL73JE.
JAMA
1.Özdemir L, Tabakoğlu E, Hatipoğlu ON, Altıay G, Özlen B, Çiftçi A, Çağlar T. Socioeconomic Features and Predisposing Factors in Patients With Bronchiectasis. Balkan Medical Journal. 2007;2007. Available at https://izlik.org/JA64UL73JE.
MLA
Özdemir, Levent, et al. “Socioeconomic Features and Predisposing Factors in Patients With Bronchiectasis”. Balkan Medical Journal, vol. 2007, no. 2, Feb. 2007, https://izlik.org/JA64UL73JE.
Vancouver
1.Levent Özdemir, Erhan Tabakoğlu, Osman Nuri Hatipoğlu, Güldeniz Altıay, Burcu Özlen, Abdullah Çiftçi, Tuncay Çağlar. Socioeconomic Features and Predisposing Factors in Patients With Bronchiectasis. Balkan Medical Journal [Internet]. 2007 Feb. 1;2007(2). Available from: https://izlik.org/JA64UL73JE