Nutritional status assessment of elderly residents of Fortaleza,CE, Brazil: The use of different anthropometric indicators
| Autor: | Tarciana Nobre de Menezes, José Maria Pacheco de Souza, Maria de Fátima Nunes Marucci |
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| Jazyk: | English<br />Portuguese |
| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
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| Zdroj: | Revista Brasileira de Cineantropometria e Desempenho Humano, Vol 10, Iss 4, Pp 315-322 (2008) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1415-8426 1980-0037 |
| Popis: | The aim of this study was to evaluate the anthropometric variables of elderly people in Fortaleza. This is a populational, cross-sectional household-based study with collection of primary data. The anthropometric variables analyzed were: body mass index (BMI), triceps skinfold thickness (TST) and arm muscle circumference (AMC). Nutritional status was defined from the anthropometrics variables and diagnosed as: eutrophic (elderly whose BMI,TST and AMC simultaneous measures was identified as eutrophic) and non-eutrophic (other elderly people). The sample for the study was composedof 385 selected dwellings, at which 483 elderly people were interviewed (68% of them women). As regards BMI, 47.3% ofthe elderly concerned were considered eutrophic. A higher proportion of the women had excessive BMI (21.9%) than the men (13.5%). There was a statistically significant association between BMI adequation and sex. The TST measurements indicated that 54.4% of the elderly were eutrophic. No statistically significant association was noted between TST adequation and sex. As for AMC, the men presented a higher prevalence of desnutrition (66.5%) than the women (40.6%). A statistically significant association between AMC adequation and sex was found. With respect to nutritional status, it was observed that83.9% of the men and 74.2% of the women were classified as non-eutrophic. There was a statistically significant associationbetween nutritional status and sex. The elderly population of Fortaleza exhibit a vulnerable nutritional status in view of theprevalence of non-eutrophic individuals. |
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