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Frequency of Metabolic Syndrome in a Sample of Brazilian Institutionalized Elderly
Author(s) -
PEDROSA LUCIA,
Sales Marcia,
SenaEvangelista Karine,
Oliveira Larissa,
Lemos Telma,
Santos Ana,
Lima Kenio
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.29.1_supplement.lb266
Subject(s) - medicine , waist , overweight , body mass index , national cholesterol education program , diabetes mellitus , metabolic syndrome , cross sectional study , population , obesity , gerontology , circumference , demography , endocrinology , environmental health , pathology , sociology , geometry , mathematics
Objective measure the frequency of MS in institutionalized elderly in Natal, Northeastern Brazil. Methods a cross‐sectional study was conducted in elderly persons aged 蠅 60 years, from 12 nursing home care facilities. The frequency of MS was estimated according to the National Cholesterol Education Program ‐ Adult Treatment Panel III. Participants were clinically assessed for fasting glycemia, lipid profile, body mass index, waist circumference, physical activity level, smoking and food consumption. Results The study enrolled 203 elderly with mean age 81.97 (SD=9.11) years, 75% women and 72% residing in public nursing home care. The frequency of MS was 29.6%, low HDL cholesterol levels being the most frequent component (28%). Physical inactivity, overweight and altered waist circumference was observed in 73%, 33%, and 40% of the total sample, respectively. Habitual diet showed mean energy intake of 1394 kcal (SD=356) with high percentages of adequate ingestion of carbohydrate (74%) and saturated fat (97%). The associated factors of MS were age between 80 and 90 years (PR=7.64; 95% CI 1.86‐31.37) and 蠅 90 years (PR=6.22; 95% CI 1.40‐27.59); being female (PR=0.42; 95%CI 0.19‐0.94) and diabetes (PR= 14.01; 95% CI 6.29‐31). Conclusions the study population exhibited moderate prevalence of SM involving associated factors that should be considered in the care of the health of elderly individuals.