Open AccessRisco para doenças cardiovasculares e fatores associados em idosos não institucionalizados com doença de Alzheimer
Author(s) -
Carolinne Teixeira da Silva,
Aline Jacoski de Oliveira Krüger da Silva,
Caroline do Vale de Campos,
Carla Zanelatto,
Juliana Sartori Bonini,
Caryna Eurich Mazur
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
braspen journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2764-1546
pISSN - 2525-7374
DOI - 10.37111/braspenj.2020354007
Subject(s) - medicine , waist to height ratio , waist , body mass index , logistic regression , disease
Degenerative chronic diseases are common in the elderly, among which stand outcardiovascular disease (CVD) and Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Both affect nutritional status withchanges in intake and eating habits. Thus, the aim of this study was to evaluate the risk for CVDand other factors in elderly with AD. Methods: Retrospective study conducted between 2015 and2017, in Guarapuava – PR, Brazil, where it was applied the mini nutritional assessment (MAN),calculated and classified the body mass index (BMI). To assess CVD risk, waist circumference (WC),waist height ratio (WHtR) and conicity index (CI) were measured. The 24-hour recall was applied(R24). Association tests and ordinal logistic regression were used with significant values when p<0.05. Results: 39 patients participated in the study, the average age was 78.9 years, 53.8%were male, 41% were eutrophic by BMI and 53.8% well-nourished by MAN. The risk for CVD wasconsidered high at 36.8% according to WC. There was a significant difference between at-risk andhigh-risk elderly compared to MAN, BMI, WHtR and CI scores (p <0.05). The diet was consideredadequate for carbohydrate, protein and lipid in 48.7%, 61.5% and 48.7%, respectively. Proteinintake increased the risk for CVD by 2.57-fold (CI = 1.26-5.24; p <0.05). Conclusions: The riskwas high for CVD by both WC, WHtR and CI. Most patients were on a low-calorie diet and proteinvalues were related to CVD risk.