Abstract
This study aimed to identify the prevalence of self-reported diabetes mellitus in the older adults in Florianopolis and its relationship with being overweight. 857 older adults took part in the study. Sociodemographic (sex, age group, schooling, monthly income), anthropometric (weight, height), usual physical activity, arterial hypertension and diabetes mellitus information was collected. The Body Mass Index (BMI) was adopted to diagnose the overweight. The adjustment variables were: sociodemographic, usual physical activity and arterial hypertension. The prevalence of diabetes mellitus was 13.5% (male = 12.1%; female = 14.8%; p<0.05) and the overweight was 59.4% (male = 58.0%; female = 60.7%; p=0.40). A higher prevalence of diabetes mellitus was observed in the older adults who were overweight. The overweight was positively associated with diabetes, regardless of sex, age, schooling, monthly income, usual physical activity and arterial hypertension. One can conclude that overweight in the older adults in Florianopolis was an independent factor and positively associated with diabetes mellitus.
Highlights
Adopting a lifestyle with inappropriate eating habits and low levels of physical activity together with an aging population are factors responsible for the chronic diseases considered to be the main cause of death in the world[1]
The present study aims to identify the prevalence of self-reported diabetes mellitus in older adults living in a Brazilian capital and its relationship to being overweight
There was a high percentage of older adults aged under 70 years old and with a low monthly income
Summary
Adopting a lifestyle with inappropriate eating habits and low levels of physical activity together with an aging population are factors responsible for the chronic diseases considered to be the main cause of death in the world[1]. Among these chronic diseases, diabetes mellitus represents a serious problem of public health in both developed and developing countries, which entails high costs for the Brazilian Unique Health System (SUS), due to the number of hospitalizations, mainly owing to the global increase in its prevalence[2]. Concerning regional studies, the prevalence was approximately 15% of diabetes mellitus in the elderly[8,9]
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