Health behavior and nutritional profile of hypertensive elderly

• Main Author: Sousa, Erislandia Maria Silva
• Publication Date: 2020
• Other Authors: Leal, Antônia Lucimary de Sousa, Alencar, Delmo de Carvalho, Macedo, Juliana Bezerra, Moura , Karine Rafaela, Macedo, Glauber Bezerra, Luz , Alyne Leal de Alencar
• Format: Article
• Language: por
• Source: Research, Society and Development
• Download full: https://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/7654
• topic: Elderly; Nutritional assessment; Hypertension; Healthy aging.; Ancianos; Evaluación nutricional; Hipertensión; Envejecimiento saludable.; Idoso; Avaliação nutricional; Hipertensão; Envelhecimento saudável.

Objective: evaluate the health behavior and nutritional profile of hypertensive elderly enrolled in the Hiperdia program. Method: cross-sectional study conducted with 60 hypertensive elderly. Data were collected through interviews and anthropometric evaluation. For the interview, a semi-structured form was used that included sociodemographic variables related to health behavior between November and December 2017. Results: reporting to eating habits, the most consumed food was mass.  The rate of alcohol consumption and smoking was low (8.3% and 13.3%) Respectively. Regarding body mass index, 53.0% of the elderly were eutrophic, however, there was a prevalence of abdominal obesity, with a high risk for cardiovascular diseases in females (48.3%). Conclusion: the evaluation of health behavior and nutritional status of hypertensive elderly is crucial for the prevention of complications and comorbidities.