Nutritional status of elderly participants of the Hiperdia system: socio-demographic characteristics and blood pressure

Objective: to analyze the socio-demographic characteristics and stages of blood pressure associated to the nutritional statusof elderly hypertensive patients included in the System of Registration and Monitoring of Hypertensive and Diabetic patientsin a Basic Health Unit. Methods: cross-sectional st...

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Main Authors: Raquel Cristina Luis Mincoff, Rose Mari Bennemann, Mayra Costa Martins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Ceará 2015-11-01
Series:Rev Rene
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Online Access:http://www.revistarene.ufc.br/revista/index.php/revista/article/view/2208/pdf_1
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author Raquel Cristina Luis Mincoff
Rose Mari Bennemann
Mayra Costa Martins
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description Objective: to analyze the socio-demographic characteristics and stages of blood pressure associated to the nutritional statusof elderly hypertensive patients included in the System of Registration and Monitoring of Hypertensive and Diabetic patientsin a Basic Health Unit. Methods: cross-sectional study with primary and secondary data collection. The nutritional statuswas evaluated through the body mass index and analyzed, according to socio-demographic characteristics and stages ofblood pressure. To analyze the data, the chi-square test was used. Results: 250 elderly (63.6% women) were evaluated.Statistically significant association was observed between nutritional status and gender (p = 0.008), age group (p = 0.05) andstage of hypertension: optimal, normal and hypertension 1. Conclusion: the elderly assisted by the service require constantnutritional and blood pressure re-evaluation provided by the health team.
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spelling doaj.art-7b08b19c73ac4b91979c3338e7663c422022-12-21T17:58:16ZengUniversidade Federal do CearáRev Rene1517-38522175-67832015-11-0116510.15253/2175-6783.2015000500017Nutritional status of elderly participants of the Hiperdia system: socio-demographic characteristics and blood pressureRaquel Cristina Luis Mincoff0Rose Mari Bennemann1Mayra Costa Martins2Centro Universitário CesumarCentro Universitário CesumarCentro Universitário CesumarObjective: to analyze the socio-demographic characteristics and stages of blood pressure associated to the nutritional statusof elderly hypertensive patients included in the System of Registration and Monitoring of Hypertensive and Diabetic patientsin a Basic Health Unit. Methods: cross-sectional study with primary and secondary data collection. The nutritional statuswas evaluated through the body mass index and analyzed, according to socio-demographic characteristics and stages ofblood pressure. To analyze the data, the chi-square test was used. Results: 250 elderly (63.6% women) were evaluated.Statistically significant association was observed between nutritional status and gender (p = 0.008), age group (p = 0.05) andstage of hypertension: optimal, normal and hypertension 1. Conclusion: the elderly assisted by the service require constantnutritional and blood pressure re-evaluation provided by the health team.http://www.revistarene.ufc.br/revista/index.php/revista/article/view/2208/pdf_1ody Mass Index;AgedHypertension;Diabetes MellitusElderly Nutrition
spellingShingle Raquel Cristina Luis Mincoff
Rose Mari Bennemann
Mayra Costa Martins
Nutritional status of elderly participants of the Hiperdia system: socio-demographic characteristics and blood pressure
Rev Rene
ody Mass Index;
Aged
Hypertension;
Diabetes Mellitus
Elderly Nutrition
title Nutritional status of elderly participants of the Hiperdia system: socio-demographic characteristics and blood pressure
title_full Nutritional status of elderly participants of the Hiperdia system: socio-demographic characteristics and blood pressure
title_fullStr Nutritional status of elderly participants of the Hiperdia system: socio-demographic characteristics and blood pressure
title_full_unstemmed Nutritional status of elderly participants of the Hiperdia system: socio-demographic characteristics and blood pressure
title_short Nutritional status of elderly participants of the Hiperdia system: socio-demographic characteristics and blood pressure
title_sort nutritional status of elderly participants of the hiperdia system socio demographic characteristics and blood pressure
topic ody Mass Index;
Aged
Hypertension;
Diabetes Mellitus
Elderly Nutrition
url http://www.revistarene.ufc.br/revista/index.php/revista/article/view/2208/pdf_1
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