Underweight, Overweight and Anaemia among Persons Aged 60 Years or Older Residing in an Urban Resettlement Colony of Delhi: A Cross-sectional Study
Introduction: Nutritional deficiencies are common among elderly person aged 60 years or older. Elderly persons suffer the dual burden of overnutrition and undernutrition. These nutritional disorders can be corrected if diagnosed and managed at the earliest. Aim: To estimate the prevalence and facto...
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| description | Introduction: Nutritional deficiencies are common among elderly person aged 60 years or older. Elderly persons suffer the dual burden of overnutrition and undernutrition. These nutritional disorders can be corrected if diagnosed and managed at the earliest.
Aim: To estimate the prevalence and factors associated with underweight, overweight, obesity and anaemia among elderly persons in an urban resettlement colony of Delhi, India.
Materials and Methods: The present study was a cross-sectional survey in which elderly persons who were residents of Dr. Ambedkar Nagar, an urban resettlement colony in Dakshinpuri Extension of Delhi were recruited. The study period was from December 2019 to March 2020. A pretested semi-structured interview schedule was used to collect socio-demographic details. The anthropometric measurements, namely, height and weight were carried out as per standard practice. Capillary blood haemoglobin level was measured by a digital haemoglobinometer. Chi-square test for distribution and multivariable logistic regression for association were performed.
Results: Data was collected from 959 participants, with a response rate of 91.2%. The prevalence (95%CI) of underweight, overweight and obesity were 15.5% (13.3-18.0), 21.9% (19.3-24.6) and 9.6% (7.7-11.6), respectively. Persons aged 70 years or older and illiterate persons had increased chance of being underweight. Women had increased chance of being overweight or obese. The prevalence of anaemia among participants was 72.1% (95% CI (69.2-74.9), using the cut-off of anaemia as haemoglobin levels <13 gm/dL in men, and <12 gm/dL in women.
Conclusion: The prevalence of underweight, overweight, obesity and anaemia among elderly persons in the study population was high. Community-based measures need to be taken to address them. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f38d8ab2a6df4877a4d11affef1a03cd2023-02-16T11:20:56ZengJCDR Research and Publications Private LimitedJournal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research2249-782X0973-709X2022-07-01167LC24LC2910.7860/JCDR/2022/55915.16647Underweight, Overweight and Anaemia among Persons Aged 60 Years or Older Residing in an Urban Resettlement Colony of Delhi: A Cross-sectional StudyAnil Kumar Goswami0Ramadass Sathiyamoorthy1Mani Kalaivani2Shashi Kant3Sanjeev Kumar Gupta4Additional Professor, Centre for Community Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Sri Lakshmi Narayana Institute of Medical Sciences, Villianur, Puducherry, India.Scientist-IV, Department of Biostatistics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.Professor and Head, Centre for Community Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.Professor, Centre for Community Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.Introduction: Nutritional deficiencies are common among elderly person aged 60 years or older. Elderly persons suffer the dual burden of overnutrition and undernutrition. These nutritional disorders can be corrected if diagnosed and managed at the earliest. Aim: To estimate the prevalence and factors associated with underweight, overweight, obesity and anaemia among elderly persons in an urban resettlement colony of Delhi, India. Materials and Methods: The present study was a cross-sectional survey in which elderly persons who were residents of Dr. Ambedkar Nagar, an urban resettlement colony in Dakshinpuri Extension of Delhi were recruited. The study period was from December 2019 to March 2020. A pretested semi-structured interview schedule was used to collect socio-demographic details. The anthropometric measurements, namely, height and weight were carried out as per standard practice. Capillary blood haemoglobin level was measured by a digital haemoglobinometer. Chi-square test for distribution and multivariable logistic regression for association were performed. Results: Data was collected from 959 participants, with a response rate of 91.2%. The prevalence (95%CI) of underweight, overweight and obesity were 15.5% (13.3-18.0), 21.9% (19.3-24.6) and 9.6% (7.7-11.6), respectively. Persons aged 70 years or older and illiterate persons had increased chance of being underweight. Women had increased chance of being overweight or obese. The prevalence of anaemia among participants was 72.1% (95% CI (69.2-74.9), using the cut-off of anaemia as haemoglobin levels <13 gm/dL in men, and <12 gm/dL in women. Conclusion: The prevalence of underweight, overweight, obesity and anaemia among elderly persons in the study population was high. Community-based measures need to be taken to address them.https://www.jcdr.net/articles/PDF/16647/55915_CE_[Nik]_F(KR)_PF1(AG_SS)_PFA(AG_KM)_PN(KM).pdfbody mass indexelderlymalnutritionprevalencethinness |
| spellingShingle | Anil Kumar Goswami Ramadass Sathiyamoorthy Mani Kalaivani Shashi Kant Sanjeev Kumar Gupta Underweight, Overweight and Anaemia among Persons Aged 60 Years or Older Residing in an Urban Resettlement Colony of Delhi: A Cross-sectional Study Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research body mass index elderly malnutrition prevalence thinness |
| title | Underweight, Overweight and Anaemia among Persons Aged 60 Years or Older Residing in an Urban Resettlement Colony of Delhi: A Cross-sectional Study |
| title_full | Underweight, Overweight and Anaemia among Persons Aged 60 Years or Older Residing in an Urban Resettlement Colony of Delhi: A Cross-sectional Study |
| title_fullStr | Underweight, Overweight and Anaemia among Persons Aged 60 Years or Older Residing in an Urban Resettlement Colony of Delhi: A Cross-sectional Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Underweight, Overweight and Anaemia among Persons Aged 60 Years or Older Residing in an Urban Resettlement Colony of Delhi: A Cross-sectional Study |
| title_short | Underweight, Overweight and Anaemia among Persons Aged 60 Years or Older Residing in an Urban Resettlement Colony of Delhi: A Cross-sectional Study |
| title_sort | underweight overweight and anaemia among persons aged 60 years or older residing in an urban resettlement colony of delhi a cross sectional study |
| topic | body mass index elderly malnutrition prevalence thinness |
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