Overweight/obesity, hypertension and dyslipidemia among elderly people in rural area of Thai Binh
- Author:
Kieu Cong Thuy
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
overweight/obesity, hypertension, dyslipidemia
- MeSH:
Overweight;
obesity;
Hypertension;
Lipids;
aged
- From:Journal of Preventive Medicine
2004;14(6):67-72
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
A cross-sectional study was conducted in 5 communes of Vu Thu district, Thai Binh province. Among 4,106 elderly people received physical examination, 3,444 were eligible for calculating BMI and overweight rate (BMI>22.9). 80% of the participants were randomly selected to measure blood lipid. Overweight rate was 4.7% and obesity rate was 1.5%, and both were highest at 60-74 age group, and more in men than women. Hypertension rate among people aged 75 or more was 2.55 times higher than that of the age group 60-71, and 2.05 times among the overweight/obesity elderly people higher than that of normal BMI people. Hypercholesterol rate among the overweight elderly people was higher than that of the normal BMI ones (P=0.05)
