Unveiling the Veil of Mortality: Investigating the Multifaceted Causes and Consequences of Sudden Deaths through Post-Mortem Perspectives in Erbil City
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Sudden Death, Smoking, Obesity, Gender Risks, Circadian RhythmsAbstract
Background and Objective: Percutaneous sudden death is still a great concern to humankind since it still affects a large population across the globe and has many causes and risk factors. This paper looks at the various contributing factors to Sudden Deaths in Erbil, Iraq, focusing on examining gender differences and family predisposition.
Methodology: Using proper and extensive research methods, this research afforded data from fifty different persons of different ages. The assessment comprised sex, age, cause of death, previous comorbidity, and family anamneses in addition to qualitative and quantitative semesters with relatives and time-sequential analysis of risk factors.
Results: Mores findings show that smoking and alcohol use are influential risks because of their correlation with health risks at a statistical level. As for stress, obesity and poor sleep do not have very sharp relations, while poverty and lack of risk factors are statistically insignificant, which could mean that they are only correlated at all but could be coincidental. Most observable gaps are on gender: unfortunately, male gender is more vulnerable and affected by lifestyle diseases more than their female counterparts. Using the obtained results of the analysis, it becomes possible to state that myocardial infarction and atherosclerosis are quite frequent health issues, which are predominantly observed during the night and related to family tendencies.
Conclusion: The findings of this research also stress on the importance of smoking and gender differences related to sudden death that demand more careful consideration of the public health approaches, including genetic testing, modification in lifestyle and modification of the environment and so on. It demonstrates the relation between the rates of sudden death and myocardial infarction and atherosclerosis at night and the necessity for further study of circadian rhythm. Emphasis is placed on the position of forensic experts to establish the causes of death,....
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