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- Title
ESTADO NUTRICIONAL E FATORES ASSOCIADOS EM IDOSOS: EVIDÊNCIAS COM BASE EM INQUÉRITO TELEFÔNICO.
- Authors
Diogo Ferreira, Célia Cristina; Rego Monteiro, Gina Torres; Simões, Taynãna César
- Abstract
Objective: To evaluate the nutritional status and associated factors in the elderly. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study, carried out between June and October 2016, with 720 elderly individuals. It used demographic, socioeconomic, behavioral and health status information on individuals aged 60 years or older, originating from the system Surveillance of Risk and Protective Factors for Chronic Diseases through Telephone Survey (VIGITEL), in the year 2013. The measures of association for overweight and obesity were adjusted according to some variables studied, on the binomial logistic model. Results: Most of the participants were women (59.7%, n=430), with education until middle school (70.5%, n=508), and did not work (75.2%, n=541). The prevalence of excess weight and obesity in the elderly was 57.5% (n=414) and 19.9% (n=143), respectively. Main meals were replaced with snacks (five or more times per week) by 33.8% (n=243) of the elderly. High blood pressure was reported by 62.8% (n=452) of the elderly; 21.2% (n=153) were diabetic, 35.4% (n=255) had high cholesterol, and 35.4% (n=255) had dyslipidemia. Being hypertensive and having dyslipidemia increased the likelihood of being overweight. Increasing age reduced the likelihood of being overweight. Obesity was positively associated with hypertension, dyslipidemia and female gender. Conclusion: A high percentage of excess weight and obesity was observed, and elderly individuals with high blood pressure, dyslipidemia and the habit of replacing main meals with snacks were more likely to be overweight and obese.
- Publication
Revista Brasileira em Promoção da Saúde, 2018, Vol 31, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1806-1222
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5020/18061230.2018.6279