BACKGROUND: Literature on the disease profile of prisoners that differentiates by age and gender remains sparse. This study aimed to describe the health of correctional inmates in terms of @entity734 problems and mental and somatic health conditions, and compare it by gender and age. METHODS: This study examined cross-sectional data from the Canton of Vaud in Switzerland on the health conditions of detainees who were in prison on January 1, 2011 or entered prison in 2011. Health conditions validated by physician examination were reported using the @entity66 ( @entity66 ) version 10. The analyses were descriptive by groups of prisoners: the entire sample (All), @entity1 , Older adults and @entity1 . RESULTS: A total of 1,664 individuals were included in the analysis. @entity1 comprised 91.5  % of the sample and had a mean age of 33  years. The other 8.5  % were @entity1 and had an average age of 39. Older adults (i.e., age 50 and older) represented 7  % of the total sample. Overall, 80  % of inmates were non-Swiss citizens, but the proportion of Swiss prisoners was higher among the older adults (51  %) and @entity1 (29  %). Overall, 41  % of inmates self-reported @entity734 problems. Of those, 27  % were being treated by psychiatrists for @entity146 related to @entity734 . @entity102 were found in 9  % of the prison population. In addition, 27  % of detainees suffered from serious mental health conditions. Gender and age had an influence on the disease profile of this sample: compared to the entire prison population, the older inmates were less likely to misuse illegal drugs and to suffer from communicable infections but exhibited more problems with @entity285 and a higher burden of chronic health conditions. Female prisoners were more disposed to @entity1032 (including @entity734 ) and @entity166 . In terms of @entity102 , @entity1 suffered from the same conditions as @entity1 , but the diseases were more prevalent in @entity1 . CONCLUSION: It is important to understand the different disease profiles of prisoners by gender and age, as it helps identify the needs of different groups and tailor age-and gender-specific interventions.

Disease profiles of detainees in the Canton of Vaud in Switzerland: gender and age differences in XXXX , mental health and chronic health conditions.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['women', 'Women', 'Men', 'men'] @entity1032 :: ('MESH:D008607', 'Disease') :: ['mental health problems'] @entity66 :: ('MESH:D004194', 'Disease') :: ['ICD', 'International Classification of Diseases'] @entity146 :: ('MESH:D001523', 'Disease') :: ['behavioral disorders'] @entity102 :: ('MESH:D002908', 'Disease') :: ['chronic diseases', 'Chronic infectious diseases'] @entity166 :: ('MESH:D003141', 'Disease') :: ['infectious diseases'] @entity285 :: ('D000431', 'Chemical') :: ['alcohol'] @entity734 :: ('MESH:D019966', 'Disease') :: ['drug abuse', 'substance abuse']
@entity734 :: (MESH:D019966,Disease) :: ['substance abuse']
