Prevalência de obesidade e associação com doenças crônicas não transmissíveis em idosos atendidos pela estratégia saúde da família na cidade de Macapá - AP

Abstract

Obesity is prevalent in the general and elderly population. In light of this, this phenomenon directly contributes to the likelihood of aggravating and promoting chronic noncommunicable diseases such as diabetes, respiratory diseases and heart disease, as well as minimizing quality of life and longevity. Thus, this study aimed to identify the relationship between obesity and chronic diseases. The sample consisted of 45 subjects, aged 60 to 86 years of both sexes, residing in Macapá, registered in the Family Health Strategy teams at the São Pedro Basic Health Unit. The instruments used were a sociodemographic questionnaire identifying information on demographic, socioeconomic and anthropometric characteristics. For the evaluation of the Anthropometric Parameters, the Body Mass Index and waist circumference were evaluated. The average age was 67,5 years, predominating subjects from 60 to 64 years (42,2%), mostly female (84,4%) and most married (42,2%). Regarding obesity assessed by BMI, about 1 in 4 participants had ideal weight (24,4%) and the vast majority (71,1%) were overweight (35,6% overweight, 31,1 % with type 1 obesity and 4,4% with type 2 obesity) Regarding chronic diseases it was observed that 26,7% of the sample had diabetes and 55,6% hypertension. Regarding obesity, it was identified that 88,9% had much increased abdominal circumference. The correlation between BMI and WC was low and not significant (R = 0,189) indicating the almost absence of correlation between the two. Correlating the measures with NCDs, 31,1% have type 1 obesity and 4,4% have type 2 obesity and 26,7% of the sample have diabetes and 55,6% have hypertension. There was no statistically significant association with diabetes (p = 0,373), but the association with hypertension was significant (p = 0,034). There was a high prevalence of obesity correlated with chronic diseases in the elderly attended and, therefore, warns of the need for health actions that add knowledge about human aging and obesity.