Nutritional status of elderly participants of the Hiperdia system: socio-demographic characteristics and blood pressure

Abstract

Objective: to analyze the socio-demographic characteristics and stages of blood pressure associated to the nutritional statusof elderly hypertensive patients included in the System of Registration and Monitoring of Hypertensive and Diabetic patientsin a Basic Health Unit. Methods: cross-sectional study with primary and secondary data collection. The nutritional statuswas evaluated through the body mass index and analyzed, according to socio-demographic characteristics and stages ofblood pressure. To analyze the data, the chi-square test was used. Results: 250 elderly (63.6% women) were evaluated.Statistically significant association was observed between nutritional status and gender (p = 0.008), age group (p = 0.05) andstage of hypertension: optimal, normal and hypertension 1. Conclusion: the elderly assisted by the service require constantnutritional and blood pressure re-evaluation provided by the health team.

Keywords

• ody Mass Index;
• Aged
• Hypertension;
• Diabetes Mellitus
• Elderly Nutrition