<b>Prevalence of obesity, hypertension and type 2 diabetes in elderly women</b> - DOI: 10.4025/reveducfis.v20i1.4232
Purpose: To verify general and abdominal obesity, systemic arterial hypertension (SAH) and diabetes mellitus (DM) prevalence, and to analyze their association with general and abdominal adiposity in elderly women. Methods: Study participants were 1,040 elderly. General and abdominal adiposity were...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidade Estadual de Maringá
2009-04-01
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| Series: | Revista da Educação Física |
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| Online Access: | http://periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/RevEducFis/article/view/4232 |
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| Summary: | Purpose: To verify general and abdominal obesity, systemic arterial hypertension (SAH) and diabetes mellitus (DM) prevalence, and to analyze their association with general and abdominal adiposity in elderly women. Methods: Study participants were 1,040 elderly. General and abdominal adiposity were estimated by body mass index and waist circumference, respectively. SAH and DM were determined through interview. Data were analyzed using a one-way ANOVA, Chi-square e logistic regression tests. Results: The relative frequencies of abdominal obesity were significantly different among the city’s districts (x2=21.78, p |
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| ISSN: | 0103-3948 1983-3083 |