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

  • Elimary Francelino Oliveira Centro Universitário de Maringá
  • Rose Mari Bennemann Centro Universitário de Maringá - CESUMAR
Keywords: Nutritional Evaluation, Non-Transmissible Disease, Elderly, Risk Of Cardiovascular Disease.

Abstract

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

Author Biographies

Elimary Francelino Oliveira, Centro Universitário de Maringá
Acadêmica do Curso de Nutrição do Centro Universitário de Maringá – CESUMAR, Maringá - PR; E-mail: elimaryfran@hotmail.com
Rose Mari Bennemann, Centro Universitário de Maringá - CESUMAR
Orientadora, Docente Doutora do Curso de Nutrição do Centro Universitário de Maringá – CESUMAR, Maringá - PR. E-mail: rosemari@cesumar.br
Published
2012-09-17
Section
Artigos Originais