Prevalence of non-communicable chronic diseases: arterial hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and associated risk factors in long-lived elderly people

OBJECTIVE: To identify the prevalence of non-communicable chronic diseases: arterial hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and associated risk factors in long-lived elderly people from three Brazilian regions. METHODS: This is a multicenter, cross-sectional, and comparative study conducted with elderly p...

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Autores principales: da Silva, Andreia Matos, do Carmo, Ariane Silva, Alves, Vicente Paulo, de Carvalho, Luiz Sérgio Fernandes
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem 2023
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Original Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10561953/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37820146
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0034-7167-2022-0592
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Sumario:OBJECTIVE: To identify the prevalence of non-communicable chronic diseases: arterial hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and associated risk factors in long-lived elderly people from three Brazilian regions. METHODS: This is a multicenter, cross-sectional, and comparative study conducted with elderly people aged 80 years or older. RESULTS: Higher prevalence of arterial hypertension were observed among those who use polypharmacy (75.7%), among elderly people aged between 80 and 84 years (33.9%), as well as in elderly people who are overweight (78.2%). The prevalence of diabetes was 24% (RP: 0.76; 95% CI: 0.59-0.98) lower among women compared to men and 2.15 times higher among those who use five or more medications (RP: 2.15; 95% CI: 1.63-2.85). CONCLUSIONS: In our sample, polypharmacy, body weight, and gender determine the prevalence of non-communicable chronic diseases: arterial hypertension and diabetes mellitus in long-lived elderly people.

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