Anthropometrical indicators and social variables among enderly with hypertension and diabetes
International Journal of Development Research
Anthropometrical indicators and social variables among enderly with hypertension and diabetes
Received 29th July, 2017; Received in revised form 24th August, 2017; Accepted 17th September, 2017; Published online 10th October, 2017
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This study aimed at assessing the anthropometrical indicators and social variables among elderly with hypertension and diabetes. It is a transversal, descriptive research with a quantitative approach, carried out in two municipalities in Southwestern Bahia, Brazil, provided with a sample of 180 interviewees. The statistical analysis was carried out by means of the Chi-Squared test. One identified that 65% of the sample hat hypertension diagnosis and 18.3% of diabetes diagnosis. One evidenced significant statistical difference among illiterate hypertensive elderly with the anthropometrical variables body fat, body mass index, waist circumference and abdominal circumference (p≤ 0.05). Hypertensive elderly who do not work and do not practice any physical activity with the anthropometrical variables body fat, body mass index, waist circumference and abdominal circumference (p≤ 0.05). Married hypertensive elderly with the variables body fat, waist circumference and abdominal circumference (p≤ 0.05). Among diabetic elderly, there was only significant statistical difference among the elderly who do not work and do not practice any physical activity with the variable body fat (p≤ 0.05). However, one evidenced that social-demographic factors may interfere in the anthropometrical variables, and such factors, when associated with the aging phenomenon, may trigger the increase of morbi-mortality of this population by Non-Communicable Chronic Diseases.
