Abstract
This study investigates the extent to which aspects of the social integration of the elderly are linked to higher levels of fruit and vegetable consumption. It involved a cross-sectional study based on data from the National Study of Dependency in the Elderly, with a sample of 3278 elderly individuals. The variables of social integration considered were: frequency of meeting with close relatives, other relatives and neighbors and friends in the last 12 months; participation in recreational activities and in community groups, in addition to housing arrangements and marital status. The number of servings of fruit and vegetables consumed per day was the dependent variable. Logistic regression analysis was then conducted. In the adjusted model, more frequent encounters with siblings, in-laws and nephews, participation in community groups or organizations, are factors that increase the possibility of consuming two or more servings of fruit and vegetables a day, versus 1 serving or none; the opposite was observed when living alone. The variables of social integration that can increase the possibility of attaining the recommendation of consumption of fruit and vegetables daily (5 or more) in the adjusted model are frequency of encounters with siblings, in-laws and nephews and living alone.
Highlights
La expectativa de vida de la población actualmente alcanza niveles nunca experimentados en otro momento de la historia reciente y esto tiene implicaciones relevantes en las relaciones sociales
Innumerables estudios relacionan mayores redes de apoyo a mejores resultados de salud en los adultos mayores (o lo contrario), que van desde capacidad funcional[4], bienestar subjetivo[5], calidad de vida, percepción de su nivel de salud[6], riesgo de institucionalización[2], desnutrición[7], hasta la mortalidad[8,9]
Los datos fueron recolectados de julio de 2009 a enero de 2010
Summary
Selección aleatoria de 1 persona por vivienda, excepto para los sujetos de 80 y más años que serán seleccionados siempre. La expansión de la muestra se efectuó sobre un total de 4.546 sujetos seleccionados en forma probabilística de acuerdo al procedimiento descrito en párrafos precedentes para obtener una muestra representativa nacional, regional y urbano-rural. La muestra expandida corresponde a 1.682.331 adultos mayores (1.063.377 mujeres y 618.954 hombres), siendo la población de 60 años y más total del país 1.723.273 estimada en el Censo de 200220. Se define como puntaje Mini-Mental State Examination abreviado 5 puntos[19]; III. Incapacidad para efectuar 1 actividad básica de la vida diaria (ABVD); IV. Incapacidad para efectuar 1 actividad instrumental de la vida diaria (AIVD); VI. Los datos fueron recolectados de julio de 2009 a enero de 2010
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