Over six million health check-ups conducted in Ho Chi Minh City
Through comprehensive health screenings, common disease patterns across different age groups have been identified, and risk classification has begun.
Extensive health screenings carried out in Ho Chi Minh City have exceeded six million, while the data obtained revealed prominent disease patterns and potential risks according to age groups.
Scope of Health Screenings
According to data from the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health, as of October 10, a total of 6,005,268 health check-ups were conducted across the region, and electronic health records were created for more than five million three hundred thousand people.
Disease Distribution by Age Groups
As a result of the check-ups, vision problems were frequently detected in children, while refractive errors and dental caries stood out as the main health issues in the group between six and eighteen years of age.
Risks Detected in Adults
In the adult group between eighteen and sixty years of age, cases of hypertension, type 2 diabetes, and dyslipidemia were detected, while the health sector has begun efforts to classify chronic disease risks in this group.
Conditions Observed in the Elderly Population
In individuals aged sixty and over, hypertension, type 2 diabetes, and age-related cataracts were predominantly observed, while cardiovascular diseases and chronic kidney disorders were also placed under monitoring.