Hypertension, Hypercholesterolemia, and Insufficient Physical Activity Associated with Diabesity in Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study

Abstract

Diabetes mellitus has become one of the main public health issues worldwide, recognized as a serious and prevalent condition associated with morbidity, mortality, and reduced life expectancy. This disease can result in microvascular complications (blindness, renal failure, neuropathy) and macrovascular complications (stroke, myocardial infarction, lower limb amputations). 1 Such complications are associated with excess weight and obesity, favored by the adoption of a lifestyle marked, especially, by diets rich in saturated fats and sugar, in addition to insufficient physical activity (PA). 2 Data from the largest surveillance survey of risk and protective factors for chronic diseases in Latin America, carried out in Brazil in 2023, with data from the 26 state capitals and the Federal District, indicate that approximately 30.30% of the population aged ≥ 65