Health conditions of potential risk for severe Covid-19 in institutionalized elderly people.

Autor: Araújo MPD; Department of Collective Health, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil., Nunes VMA; Department of Collective Health, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil., Costa LA; Municipal Secretary of Health, City Hall of Natal, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil., Souza TA; Faculty of Health Sciences of Trairi, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Santa Cruz, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil., Torres GV; Department of Nursing, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil., Nobre TTX; Faculty of Health Sciences of Trairi, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Santa Cruz, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: PloS one [PLoS One] 2021 Jan 14; Vol. 16 (1), pp. e0245432. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Jan 14 (Print Publication: 2021).
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0245432
Abstrakt: The objective of this study was to identify the health conditions considered potential risk factors for severe Covid-19 and analyze its association with the BMI of elderly people living in Long-Term Care Facilities (LTCF). This is a descriptive and cross-sectional study, with a quantitative approach, carried out in eight LTCF in the Metropolitan Region of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, with a population of 267 elderly people, between the months of February and December 2018. The Elderly Health Handbook was used to collect data on sociodemographic, health and risk factors. The Pearson's Chi-square test and odds ratio were used for the analysis. A higher frequency of low weight was observed in elderly people with cognitive impairment (24.6%), and overweight in those hypertensive (23.3%) and diabetics (12.9%). BMI was associated with the age group of 80 years or over, hypertension and diabetes (p = 0.013; p < 0.001; p = 0.001). Hypertensive elderly people were more likely to have low weight when compared to non-hypertensive individuals (RC = 3.6; 95% CI 1.5-8.6). The institutionalized elderly individuals present health conditions that may contribute to the occurrence of adverse outcomes in case of infection by Covid-19. The importance of protective measures for this population must be reinforced, in view of the devastating action of this disease in these institutions.
Competing Interests: We have no conflicts of interest to disclose.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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