Prevalence of Non-Transmissible Diseases, Risk of Cardiovascular Illnesses and Nutritional State in Elderly People Participating in a Senior Citizens Group in Maringá, PR - Brazil

• Autor(a) principal: Oliveira, Elimary Francelino
• Data de Publicação: 2012
• Outros Autores: Bennemann, Rose Mari
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Saúde e Pesquisa (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.unicesumar.edu.br/index.php/saudpesq/article/view/2254
• topic: Nutritional Evaluation; Non-Transmissible Disease; Elderly; Risk Of Cardiovascular Disease.; Avaliação Nutricional; Doença Não Transmissível; Idoso; Risco para Doença Cardiovascular; .

Elderly people are highly prone to alterations in nutritional state due to physical, physiological, metabolic and psychological modifications that occur during old age. The risk of contracting non-transmissible diseases and the emergence of cardiovascular illnesses increases as people become old. Current analysis evaluates the prevalence of non-transmissible diseases, risk of cardiovascular illnesses and the nutritional state of elderly people in a senior citizens group in Maringá PR Brazil. Prevalence of non-transmissible diseases was determined by a self-report of the elderly, according to medical diagnosis; cardiovascular disease was detected by the waist circumference test; the nutrition state was evaluated by the body mass index. Study was undertaken by a cross-section survey with primary data. Seventy elderly people (age≥ 60 years) were analyzed: 60.0% were females and 40.0% were males. Prevalent non-transmissible diseases were arterial hypertension, high cholesterol and osteoporosis, respectively with 56.1%, 35.1% and 24.6%. Most elderly people (61.4%) were prone to cardiovascular diseases. Further, 51.4% of the analyzed elderly people had adequate weight. In fact, 30.0% had low weight; 11.5% had weight excess and 7.1% were obese. Results showed that a follow-up of the subjects was highly required