Glycemic disorders in overweight and obese elderly

Guillermo Luis Herrera Miranda, Guillermo Alejandro Herrera Horta and Zurelys Gutiérrez García

SCT Proceedings in Interdisciplinary Insights and Innovations, 2024, vol. 2, 10.56294/piii2024251

Abstract: Introduction: Obesity, overweight and glycemic disorders have increased their incidence internationally and have been associated with an increase in morbidity and mortality and disability and worse health and quality of life. to characterize overweight and obese older adults with glycemic disorders at the Pedro Borrás Astorga Polyclinic in Pinar del Río, during the first quarter of 2023. observational, descriptive and cross-sectional research, with a population of 234 overweight and obese older adults. obesity. and a sample of 167 elderly people who met the inclusion criteria: willingness to participate in the study and having been classified as overweight or obese, and exclusion criteria: elderly people diagnosed with diabetes mellitus. The study variables were age, sex, skin color, toxic habits, cardiovascular risk factors, Body Mass Index and capillary glycemia level. the older adults of the female sex predominated in 57.4% and with ages between 70 and 79 years in 44.3%. The ingestion of coffee in 61.9% was the most frequent toxic habit. Dyslipidemia predominated in 76.6%, as a cardiovascular risk factor. Most of the elderly are overweight with a Body Mass Index between 25-29.9 kg/m2 in 44.3%. 8.3% of obese patients had capillary blood levels greater than 6.11 mmol. older adults who are overweight and obese are more likely to suffer from glycemic disorders and present cardiovascular risk factors.

Date: 2024
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