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 status of elderly hypertensive patients included in the System of Registration and Monitoring of Hypertensive and Diabetic patient sin a Basic Health Unit. Methods: cross-sectional...

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Main Authors: Raquel Cristina Luis Mincoff, Rose Mari Bennemann, Mayra Costa Martins
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Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Ceará 2015-11-01
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Online Access:https://www.periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/2846
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description Objective: to analyze the socio-demographic characteristics and stages of blood pressure associated to the nutritional status of elderly hypertensive patients included in the System of Registration and Monitoring of Hypertensive and Diabetic patient sin a Basic Health Unit. Methods: cross-sectional study with primary and secondary data collection. The nutritional status was evaluated through the body mass index and analyzed, according to socio-demographic characteristics and stages of blood 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 constant nutritional and blood pressure re-evaluation provided by the health team.  
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spelling doaj-art-3b8340f921464b6a866bdcc3fd99c5d42025-08-24T12:51:25ZengUniversidade Federal do CearáRev Rene1517-38522175-67832015-11-01165Nutritional status of elderly participants of the Hiperdia system: socio-demographic characteristics and blood pressureRaquel Cristina Luis MincoffRose Mari BennemannMayra Costa Martins Objective: to analyze the socio-demographic characteristics and stages of blood pressure associated to the nutritional status of elderly hypertensive patients included in the System of Registration and Monitoring of Hypertensive and Diabetic patient sin a Basic Health Unit. Methods: cross-sectional study with primary and secondary data collection. The nutritional status was evaluated through the body mass index and analyzed, according to socio-demographic characteristics and stages of blood 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 constant nutritional and blood pressure re-evaluation provided by the health team.  https://www.periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/2846DescriptorsBody Mass IndexAgedHypertensionDiabetes 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
Descriptors
Body 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 Descriptors
Body Mass Index
Aged
Hypertension
Diabetes Mellitus
Elderly Nutrition.
url https://www.periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/2846
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