SURVEY OF OBESITY, UNDERWEIGHT AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS IN ELDERLY PEOPLE, USING SOME OF ANTHROPOMETRIC INDICES IN ISFAHAN CITY, 2004

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ALAVI NAIENY A.M.; DOROSTI MOTLAGH A.R.; AGHDAK P.

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Journal: Journal of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences Year:2006 | Volume:16 | Issue:52 Page(s): 117-123

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SURVEY OF OBESITY, UNDERWEIGHT AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS IN ELDERLY PEOPLE, USING SOME OF ANTHROPOMETRIC INDICES IN ISFAHAN CITY, 2004

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ALAVI NAIENY A.M. | DOROSTI MOTLAGH A.R. | AGHDAK P. | Issue Writer Certificate

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OBESITYQ2

UNDERWEIGHTQ3

ELDERLYQ3

BMIQ4

WHRQ3

WHTRQ3

Abstract

Background and purpose: Overweight and OBESITY are generally considered to have a negative impact on longevity because of their association with many diseases, such as hypertension diabetes, coronary artery disease, osteoarthritis and cetain types of cancers. This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of malnutrition (OBESITY and UNDERWEIGHT) and some of their associated factors in ELDERLY.Materials and methods: This cross-sectional study was done on 1700 (733 male and 969 female) ELDERLY people (60 years and over), in Isfahan during spring and summer 2004. ELDERLY were selected using a cluster sampling methodology, each containing 30 clusters. Also 58 ELDERLY were selected randomly from each cluster. Respondents were asked to reply the questionnaire. Anthropometric measurements were taken using digital scale and tape. Data were analyzed by usinf SPSS Ver 11.5 and using χ2 test, analyze of variance and correlation coefficient.Results: Background variables like age, sex, education and occupation were found to be associated to BMI for ELDERLY. There was a significant negative correlation between age and BMI for ELDERLY. There was statistically significant relationship between cigarette smoking, watching TV and BMI for ELDERLY. Based on BMI: 12% of males and 28.9% of females were obese, 5.9% of males and 4.1% of females were UNDERWEIGHT; based on WHR: 45% of males and 87.1 % of females were obese and based on WHTR: 75.3% of males and 83% of females were obese.Conclusion: Our results indicate that increasing the knowledge of the ELDERLY people about balanced diet and aerobic sports proportionate to their age, seems to be necessary for the prevention of OBESITY. According to our observations, changes in life style such as, decreasing of sedentary activities and avoidance from cigarette smoking are important measures for the prevention of malnutrition. In all, efforts should be directed toward influencing those underlying factors decreasing OBESITY in the ELDERLY.

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ALAVI NAIENY, A.M., DOROSTI MOTLAGH, A.R., & AGHDAK, P.. (2006). SURVEY OF OBESITY, UNDERWEIGHT AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS IN ELDERLY PEOPLE, USING SOME OF ANTHROPOMETRIC INDICES IN ISFAHAN CITY, 2004. JOURNAL OF MAZANDARAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, 16(52), 117-123. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/46010/en

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ALAVI NAIENY A.M., DOROSTI MOTLAGH A.R., AGHDAK P.. SURVEY OF OBESITY, UNDERWEIGHT AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS IN ELDERLY PEOPLE, USING SOME OF ANTHROPOMETRIC INDICES IN ISFAHAN CITY, 2004. JOURNAL OF MAZANDARAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES[Internet]. 2006;16(52):117-123. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/46010/en

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A.M. ALAVI NAIENY, A.R. DOROSTI MOTLAGH, and P. AGHDAK, “SURVEY OF OBESITY, UNDERWEIGHT AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS IN ELDERLY PEOPLE, USING SOME OF ANTHROPOMETRIC INDICES IN ISFAHAN CITY, 2004,” JOURNAL OF MAZANDARAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, vol. 16, no. 52, pp. 117–123, 2006, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/46010/en

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