Open AccessMetabolic syndrome prevalence in elderly of urban and rural communities participants in the HIPERDIA in the city of Coimbra/MG, Brazil
Author(s) -
Josiane Aparecida Teixeira de Paula,
Osvaldo Costa Moreira,
Cristiano Diniz da Silva,
Diogo Santos Silva,
Paulo Roberto dos Santos Amorim
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
investigación y educación en enfermería/investigación y educación en enfermería
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.209
H-Index - 9
eISSN - 2216-0280
pISSN - 0120-5307
DOI - 10.17533/udea.iee.v33n2a15
Subject(s) - residence , demography , obesity , medicine , metabolic syndrome , rural area , gerontology , odds ratio , population , odds , environmental health , geography , sociology , logistic regression , pathology
To identify the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MS), and the influence of gender and place of residence for elders served by the Family Health Strategy in the municipality of Coimbra (Minas Gerais state, Brazil).