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Variables included demographic information, clinical profiles, and hospitalization outcomes. Multivariate logistic regression to estimate the adjusted odds ratios (AORs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were estimated, and population-attributable fractions quantified significant determinants.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Hospitalization among Indonesian Hajj pilgrims during the Hajj period.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>SAMPLE SIZE:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>876 700 Indonesian Hajj pilgrims were included in this study.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>RESULTS:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Overall, 8978 pilgrims (1.02%) were hospitalized. Age was the strongest predictor of hospitalization, with pilgrims aged \u226565 years having more than eightfold higher odds of hospitalization than those aged &lt;45 years (aOR=8.31; 95% CI: 7.39\u20139.34;\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt;.001), accounting for 49.8% of the attributable risk. Male sex was also independently associated with hospitalization (aOR=1.47; 95% CI: 1.39\u20131.56;\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt;.001), contributing 11.6% of the attributable risk. Among comorbidities, diabetes (aOR=2.34; 95% CI: 2.19\u20132.51;\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt;.001), diabetes with hypertension (aOR=2.23; 95% CI: 2.07\u20132.39;\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt;.001), and anemia (aOR=1.56; 95% CI: 1.48\u20131.63;\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt;.001) were significant independent predictors of hospitalization. The most common primary diagnoses among hospitalized pilgrims were pneumonia (36.7%), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (21.4%), and myocardial infarction\/coronary heart disease (12.4%).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>CONCLUSION:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Older age and cardiometabolic comorbidities were the major predictors of hospitalization among Indonesian Hajj pilgrims. Strengthening pre-departure screening, chronic disease management, and risk-based interventions may reduce preventable hospitalizations and improve pilgrim safety.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>LIMITATIONS:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Potential for information bias inherent in routinely collected administrative data and limited availability of clinical and behavioral covariates.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.5144\/0256-4947.2026.258","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,9]],"date-time":"2026-08-09T04:19:25Z","timestamp":1786249165000},"page":"258-267","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Determinants of hospitalization among Indonesian Hajj pilgrims in Saudi Arabia: a nationwide retrospective cohort study"],"prefix":"10.5144","volume":"46","author":[{"given":"Masdalina","family":"Pane","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"From the Research Center for Public Health and Nutrition, National Research and Innovation Agency Republic of Indonesia, Central Jakarta, Indonesia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0451-0388","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Raharni","family":"Raharni","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"From the Research Center for Public Health and Nutrition, National Research and Innovation Agency Republic of Indonesia, Central Jakarta, Indonesia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Asep","family":"Hermawan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"From the Research Center for Public Health and Nutrition, National Research and Innovation Agency Republic of Indonesia, Central Jakarta, Indonesia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Iin","family":"Nurlinawati","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"From the Research Center for Public Health and Nutrition, National Research and Innovation Agency Republic of Indonesia, Central Jakarta, Indonesia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Made","family":"Suratri","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"From the Research Center for Public Health and Nutrition, National Research and Innovation Agency Republic of Indonesia, Central Jakarta, Indonesia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Sarah","family":"Humaira","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"From the Department of UI Hospital, University of Indonesia, Depok, Indonesia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Aulia","family":"Rahman","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"From the Department of International NGO Forum on Indonesian Development, South Jakarta, Indonesia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Mugi","family":"Wahidin","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"From the Research Center for Public Health and Nutrition, National Research and Innovation Agency Republic of Indonesia, Central Jakarta, Indonesia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ekowati","family":"Rahajeng","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"From the Research Center for Public Health and Nutrition, National Research and Innovation Agency Republic of Indonesia, Central Jakarta, Indonesia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Maria","family":"Herawati","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"From the Research Center for Public Health and Nutrition, National Research and Innovation Agency Republic of Indonesia, Central Jakarta, Indonesia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"3134","reference":[{"key":"e_1_3_2_2_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.26719\/2019.25.10.744"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_3_2","unstructured":"Saudi Arabian Hajj Organizing Committee for Health. 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