As age advances, the elderly develop vulnerability to illness resulting in more health problems. Such issues are further influenced by several socio-economic factors like gender, education, geographical location, living arrangements etc. Health of the senior citizens is considered to be an important public health issue which requires serious attention. Main objective of this paper is to study the health profile of the senior citizens and related risk factors influencing their health. This study was conducted in different areas of Ahmedabad district in Gujarat with selected samples. Both elderly men and women were interviewed. Findings of the study have reflected the impacts of various socio-economic characteristics that affect the lifestyle and health of the elderly. The influence on the morbidity trend is found to be often diverse for gender, age groups and other socio-economic variables.
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