TY  - JOUR
AU  - Cruz, M.F. da
AU  - Ramires, V.V.
AU  - Wendt, A.
AU  - Mielke, G.I.
AU  - Martinez-Mesa, J.
AU  - Wehrmeister, F.C.
PY  - 2017//
TI  - [Simultaneity of risk factors for chronic non-communicable diseases in the elderly in Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil]
T2  - Cad Saude Publica
JO  - Cadernos de Saude Publica
SP  - e00021916
VL  - 33
IS  - 2
KW  - Aged
KW  - 80 and over
KW  - Alcoholism/epidemiology
KW  - Brazil/epidemiology
KW  - Chronic Disease/*epidemiology
KW  - Cluster Analysis
KW  - Cross-Sectional Studies
KW  - Exercise
KW  - Female
KW  - Humans
KW  - Male
KW  - Middle Aged
KW  - Obesity/epidemiology
KW  - Prevalence
KW  - Risk Factors
KW  - Sex Factors
KW  - Smoking/epidemiology
KW  - Socioeconomic Factors
AB  - This study aimed to describe the simultaneity of risk factors for chronic non-communicable diseases among the elderly (</= 60 years) in a city in Southern Brazil. This was a cross-sectional, population-based study of 1,451 elderly in 2013. Cluster analysis was applied to selected risk factors (smoking, alcohol consumption, excess weight, and physical inactivity). Logistic regression was used to assess the association between simultaneity of risk factors and socio-demographic variables. The most frequent cluster in men (18.1%) and women (30.7%) was physical inactivity + excess weight. The cluster alcohol consumption + excess weight exceeded the expected level in men (O/E = 1.27; 95%CI: 1.01; 1.59) and women (O/E = 1.72; 95%CI: 1.35; 2.20). The presence of two or more risk factors in the elderly population (88.1%) points to the need for specific interventions for this population to fight risk factors simultaneously rather than separately.
SN  - 0102-311X
UR  - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28403276
UR  - PM:28403276
N1  - PMID:28403276
ID  - Cruz_etal2017
ER  -