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- Title
Fatores associados ao estado nutricional de idosos da atenção primária à saúde do município de Maringá, Paraná, Brasil.
- Authors
Vicentini de Oliveira, Daniel; Costa de Jesus, Mariana; Vicentini de Oliveira, Rogéria; Fernandes Franco, Maura; da Cunha Leme, Daniel Eduardo; Marques Gomes Bertolini, Sonia Maria; Andrade do Nascimento Júnior, José Roberto
- Abstract
Background: nutritional status and its associated factors play an important role in the health of the elderly. Objective: To identify the factors associated with the nutritional status of the elderly in primary health care at the city of Maringá, Paraná. Method: A cross-sectional study was carried out with 654 Basic Health Units’ elderly patients. The research instruments included a sociodemographic questionnaire, the Mini Nutritional Assessment, and the International Physical Activity Questionnaire. Data analysis was performed using the Kolmogorov-Smirnov, Mann-Whitney U, Chi-square and Binary Logistic Regression tests (p <0.05). Results: The results showed a higher proportion of elderly patients with good health perception, who took less medication, had no falls, and had a high/average activity level with normal nutritional status. It was verified that the elderly with normal nutritional status presented a higher calf circumference (p = 0.01). It should be emphasized that older people with better health perception, higher level of physical activity and calf circumference, higher level of education and monthly income of 2.1 to 3 minimum wages are more likely to present normal nutritional status. Conclusion: It was concluded that a normal nutritional status in the elderly population is associated with a higher educational level, greater purchasing power, better health perception and regular practice of physical activity.
- Subjects
NUTRITIONAL status; HEALTH of older people; NUTRITIONAL assessment; OLDER people; PHYSICAL activity
- Publication
Cadernos Saúde Coletiva, 2022, Vol 30, Issue 2, p224
- ISSN
1414-462X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1590/1414-462X202230020359