Comparação Do Estado Nutricional De Idosos Utilizando Dois Pontos De Corte Do Índice De Massa Corporal

Abstract

RESUMOObjetivo: Comparar dois pontos de corte do Índice de Massa Corporal (IMC) para idosos para avaliação do estado nutricional. Métodos: estudo do tipo quantitativo, descritivo e transversal realizado com a população acima de 60 anos da cidade de Palmeira das Missões, RS. Amostra calculada compreendeu 424 idosos selecionados aleatoriamente, considerando uma margem de erro de 5%. As variáveis estudadas foram as características sociodemográficas (sexo, idade, escolaridade e renda) e o IMC cuja classificação foi comparada utilizando-se dois pontos de corte: Nutrition Screening Initiative e Organização Pan Americana de Saúde. Resultados: Os participantes foram predominantemente do sexo feminino (68,4%), com idade entre 60 a 69 anos (50,2%), e baixa renda. Os dois métodos concordaram em 100% quando comparados na categoria pré-obesidade e obesidade com o sobrepeso; na categoria baixo peso e eutrofia concordaram 70%. Conclusão: os dois pontos de corte de classificação do IMC para idosos concordam entre si particularmente na avaliação do sobrepeso e obesidade. Descritores ABSTRACTObjective: To compare two cutoff points of body mass index (BMI) for seniors to evaluate nutritional status. Methods: Quantitative, descriptive and cross-sectional study performed with over 60 years old population in the city of Palmeira das Missões, RS. The sample comprised 424 elderly randomly selected considering an error margin of 5%. The variables were sociodemographic characteristics (gender, age, education and income) and BMI whose classification was compared using two cutoff points: Nutrition Screening Initiative, and the Pan American Health. Results: Participants were predominantly female (68.4%), aged 60-69 years (50.2%), and low income. The two methods agreed to 100% when compared in pre-obesity and overweight in obese category; in underweight and normal weight category 70% agreed. Conclusion: the two cutoff points of BMI classification for older agree with each other particularly in the evaluation of overweight and obesity.

Profile of the body mass index and associated factors in active elderlies

“…When analyzing the relationship between age group and BMI of the elderlies, it was observed that both the age group equal to or older than 68, and the age group less than 68 overweight was prevalent. Similar results were found in the study by Souza et al (23) , where 50.4% of the elderlies were classified as overweight, with obesity grade I and II and in the study of Palma et al (24) where the 51.4 were overweight.…”

Avaliação Nutricional E Risco Cardiovascular Em Idosos Atendidos Na Clínica De Nutrição Do Unicesumar-Centro Universitário De Maringá

“…Soar (2015) no estudo com idosos frequentadores do Instituto Paulista de Geriatria e Gerontologia (IPGG) localizado na cidade de São Paulo, São Paulo também verificou maior frequência de mulheres (72,46%). Palma et al (2016) ao estudarem 424 idosos da cidade de Palmeira das Missões, Rio Grande do Sul, verificaram que 68,4% dos participantes eram do sexo feminino.…”

Body mass index cutoff points and their relationship to chronic non-communicable diseases in older people

“…A study investigating the agreement between the WHO and Lipschitz methods for classifying nutritional status of older people found that rates of excess weight (overweight/obesity) were high for both sets of cut-off points, at 50.4% and 31.3%, respectively 23 . Palma et al 24 , in a study comparing the Lipschitz 8 and PAHO 9 methods for classifying BMI in 424 older residents of a city located in the northern part of Rio Grande do Sul state, found similarly high rates of excess weight for both criteria (51.4% Lipschitz 8 versus 49.1 % PAHO 9 ). In 2019, the Surveillance System for Chronic Diseases by Telephone Survey revealed a prevalence of overweight of 59.8% and of obesity of 20.9% in older people (≥ 65 years) 13 .…”