Prevalência de obesidade e fatores associados em idosos usuários do Sistema Único de Saúde de Goiânia-GO / Prevalence of obesity and associated factors in elderly users of the Unified Health System in Goiânia-GO

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IBICT - Instituto Brasileiro de Informação em Ciência e Tecnologia

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

10/03/2011

RESUMO

Obesity is a chronic disease and epidemic, and the elderly, little is known about its prevalence and associated factors. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of obesity and abdominal obesity and associated factors in elderly verify. It is cross-sectional study with multistage sampling, with the elderly (≥ 60 years) who attended the 12 months preceding the research network of primary health / SUS, Goiânia-GO. After training, standardization of interviewers and evaluators and pilot study was initiated to collect data. We applied a questionnaire containing demographic, socioeconomic, lifestyle, food consumption and health. Was collected anthropometric measurements: weight, height and waist circumference. Obesity was defined by body mass index (BMI>27 kg/m) and abdominal obesity by WC ≥ 102 cm for men and ≥ 88cm for women. We conducted hierarchical multiple Poisson regression with a significance level of 5%. The prevalence of obesity as measured by BMI, was 49.0% and 51.1% in women and 45.1% in men (p= 0.254). Obesity was associated with age at ages 60 and 69 (PR= 1.87) and 70 to 79 (PR= 1.87), diabetes (PR= 1.40), myocardial infarction (AMI) (PR= 1.60) and musculoskeletal disorders (PR= 1.25), inadequate consumption of whole grains (PR = 1.70) and adequate fruit (PR= 1.28). The prevalence of abdominal obesity was 65.5% in women and 34.8% in men (p<0.001). The association analysis was performed separately by sex. Among men was associated with: age 70 to 74 years (PR= 2.00), respiratory disease (PR= 2.32) and measured hypertension (PR= 1.93). In women remained associated only with diabetes (PR= 1.32). Conclusion: The high prevalence of obesity and abdominal obesity requires an effective program of prevention and control among older adults in primary health care/SUS. The factors associated with obesity and abdominal obesity are relacioanados mainly the presence of other illnesses and eating habits.

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idosos obesidade obesidade abdominal doenças crônicas consumo de alimentos atenção primária à saúde saude publica idososobesidade; obesid abdominal; doenças crônicas; consumo de alimentos; atenção primária a saúde elderly obesity obesity abdominal chronic disease food consumption primary health care

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