Condiciones de vida, estado nutricional y estado de salud en adultos mayores, Córdoba, Argentina

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Rev. bras. geriatr. gerontol.

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2015-03

RESUMO

OBJECTIVE: To describe and compare nutritional and health status in two groups of elderly population with different life conditions, living in Córdoba city, Argentina. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Cross-sectional study in two samples of elderly: aged people of Social Food Program Beneficiary, in Córdoba city SFPB, n=308; and aged people affiliated to University Personal Health Insurance UPHI; n=134. Anthropometric measures were applied: body mass index BMI, waist circumference WC and waist-hip ratio WHR. Health status was determinate with subjective indicators self health perception, chronic conditions self report, measure through questionnaire. Statistical analysis included Chi-Square test, Odds Ratio OR and T test. RESULTS: In men, we observed more overweight and obesity in UPHI group than in SFPB; while in women not differences was find in two groups, excepting a lower mean of BMI in UPHI group. Health indicators show in both sexes a better self-perception health in UPHI group. We observed more diabetes prevalence in men of SFPB group, more hypertension in women of SFPB group, and more malign tumor in men of UPHI group. CONCLUSIONS: We observed that social conditions had influence in nutritional and health status of elderly people, especially in men. For this reason, life conditions conducted to different risks in these groups if elderly people.

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