"They say if you have a parent that dies young then you unconsciously feel that their life span reflects what yours will be," Polley says, "and I guess I do feel that I don't have until 90, I have until 50, and so I don't want to waste too much time". Experiencing death at a young age can induce a heightened sense of morbidity, too.
This analysis applies global evidence of heightened mortality or morbidity risks as well as mental development and physical performance deficits associated with specific indicators of malnutrition to Georgia's national health, demographic and economic environment.
Patients enrolling into ART programmes with very low CD4 cell counts have heightened risk of morbidity and mortality both before and during the initial months of ART [ 5- 8].
Account was taken of people's employment status as those not in employment have heightened mortality and morbidity risk independent of their SEP [ 8, 15].
Heightened awareness of the morbidity associated with chronic cardiac and renal disease has prompted health care workers worldwide to develop, and in some cases, implement, local community health programs aimed at reducing the long-term scabies burden [6], [7], [11], [12].
Childhood obesity is associated with short-term health problems including heightened risk of psychosocial morbidity, cardiovascular complications and type 1 and type 2 diabetes.
11 In addition, older people may have difficulty taking medications correctly because of sensory impairment, cognitive deficits, medical co-morbidity, polypharmacy, and heightened sensitivity to adverse effects.
This research heightened awareness of the extent of maternal morbidity after childbirth and contributed to debate concerning the contribution of pregnancy and birth events to longer term health outcomes, such as prolonged perineal pain and dyspareunia, urethral and anal sphincter damage, genital prolapse, and urinary and anal incontinence [ 9- 15].
Immunosenescence involves cellular and molecular alterations that impact both innate and adaptive immunity, leading to increased incidences of infectious disease morbidity and mortality as well as heightened rates of other immune disorders such as autoimmunity, cancer, and inflammatory conditions.
