Causes of high erythrocyte sedimentation rates in elderly patients

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dc.contributor.authorUğuz, Nihal
dc.contributor.authorÇelik, Hüseyin Tuğrul
dc.contributor.authorTorun-Güngör, Oya
dc.contributor.authorBal, Ceylan Demir
dc.contributor.authorBakır, Fatih
dc.contributor.authorKazanci, Fatma
dc.contributor.authorYiğitoğlu, Ramazan
dc.date.accessioned2025-10-24T18:06:51Z
dc.date.available2025-10-24T18:06:51Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.departmentMalatya Turgut Özal Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractObjective: The erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) determination is a simple and inexpensive laboratory test that is frequently ordered in clinical medicine. The test measures the distance that erythrocytes have fallen after one hour in a vertical column of anticoagulated blood under the influence of gravity. In this study it was aimed to determine the frequency of diseases which ESRs were over 100 mm/h in patients aged 65 and over. Method: In this study patients aged 65 and over who were treated in Turgut Özal University Hospital were retrospectively examined. Patients whose ESRs were over 100 mm/h were analyzed recording their ages, genders, ESRs and diagnoses. Diagnoses were divided into five groups: (i) infection; (ii) malignancy; (iii) inflammatory/connective tissue diseases; (iv) renal diseases; (v) miscellaneous diseases. Results: Two hundred five patients aged 65 and over whose ESRs were over 100 mm/h were analyzed. 115 of patients were women (56%) and 90 of them were men (44%). Age means of patients were 74.9 ± 6.45 and ESR means were 114.9 ± 14.8. When distribution according to disease groups was assessed, infection took the first rank (37.5%), malignancy took the second rank (21.9%), miscellaneous diseases took the third rank (21.4%), renal diseases took the forth rank (15.1%). The frequency of inflammatory/connective tissue diseases was 3.9%. Conclusion: In elderly, the most common cause of extreme elevation of ESR is infection. Different from other age groups, malignancy was found as the second common reason causing elevation of ESR. When etiology was researched in patients with extreme elevation of ESR, the age factor must be taken into consideration. © 2013 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
dc.identifier.doi10.5505/TurkHijyen.2013.71542
dc.identifier.endpage140
dc.identifier.issn0377-9777
dc.identifier.issue3
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-84890240660
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ4
dc.identifier.startpage135
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.rog/10.5505/TurkHijyen.2013.71542
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12899/3219
dc.identifier.volume70
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isotr
dc.relation.ispartofTurk Hijyen ve Deneysel Biyoloji Dergisi
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzScopus_20251023
dc.subjectElderly patients
dc.subjectErythrocyte sedimentation rate
dc.subjectWestergren method
dc.titleCauses of high erythrocyte sedimentation rates in elderly patients
dc.title.alternativeYasli hastalarda yüksek eritrosit sedimentasyon hizinin nedenlerinin incelenmesi
dc.typeArticle

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