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salud publica mex 2008; 50 (5)

Health and nutrition status of older adults in Mexico: Results of a national probabilistic survey.

Shamah-Levy T, Cuevas-Nasu L, Mundo-Rosas V, Morales-Ruán C, Cervantes-Turrubiates L, Villalpando-Hernández S

Language: Spanish
References: 36
Page: 383-389
PDF size: 165.77 Kb.


ABSTRACT

Objective. To describe health and nutrition status in the elderly population in Mexico. Material and Methods. Information from 5 480 adults (›60 years) obtained by the National Health and Nutrition Survey (ENSANUT-2006) was analyzed. Frequencies, means, and confidence intervals at 95% were obtained and adjusted for design effect. Results. Forty percent of the adults reported a lack of social security, 2% suffered from malnutrition, women were affected two times more than men by anemia (34.8 vs. 17%), more than 60% of the population were overweight and had obesity, approximately 25% suffered from hypertension according to the survey, and between 15 and 20% were diabetic. Conclusion. The results of this study show that health and nutrition status among the Mexican elderly population is inadequate. This is a situation that urgently needs to be addressed in order to improve the quality of life of older adults in Mexico.


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