出版社：Grupo de Pesquisa Metodologias em Ensino e Aprendizagem em Ciências
摘要：Objective: prevalence, prevalence and factors associated with metabolic syndrome (MS) in community-dwelling elderly. Methodology: this is a cross-sectional study, nested in a population-based cohort, with 259 elderly people aged ≥60 years from the city of Aiquara-BA. Data collection was carried out from January to June 2015, in three phases: questionnaire request at home; measurement of anthropometric measurements; carrying out laboratory tests. The MS was identified using the criteria defined by the National Cholesterol Education Program's - Adult Treatment Panel III. Descriptive and inferential statistics were performed. The association between MS and independent variables were verified through crude and adjusted analyzes using Poisson regression, with robust calculation of prevalence prevalence (PR), 95% confidence interval (95%CI), with p -value <0.05, adopting a hierarchical analysis model. Results: the prevalence of MS among the elderly was 45.6% and the main factors that remained associated after the adjusted analysis were female gender (PR = 1.65; 95%CI 1.25-2.18) and BMI, being overweight a risk factor (PR = 1.67; 95%CI 1.28-2.17) and underweight a protection factor (PR = 0.24; 95%CI 0.10-0.56). Conclusion: it′s concluded that the prevalence of MS in the elderly living in Aiquara-BA is high and is associated with female gender and obesity.
