Prevalence of obesity and its relationship with hypertension in the elderly over 65 in Fujian / 公共卫生与预防医学

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate current status of obesity and its relationship with hypertension in the elderly over 65 in Fujian. Methods From February 2018 to March 2020, cluster sampling method was used to select 11 203 elderly people over 65 years old from residential areas and villages with concentrated population, representative medical and economic development level in Fujian, such as Fuzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Quanzhou, Sanming, Putian, Nanping, Longyan and Ningde. All the selected individuals completed the questionnaires, and the basic data including height, weight, waist circumference, hip circumference and blood pressure were measured. Results Among the 11 203 elderly people over the age of 65 in 9 city, there were 5 224 males, 5 979 females, 4 545 patients aged 65-70 years, 3 239 patients aged 70-75 years, 2 200 patients aged 75-80 years, and 1219 patients aged > 80 years. There were 309 cases of low weight (2.76%), 4 971 cases of normal weight (44.37%), 4 362 cases of overweight (38.94%) and 1561 cases of obesity (13.93%). The obesity rate of females was significantly higher than that of males, and the height and overweight rates of males were significantly higher than that of females (P80 age group were lower than those of other age groups, and the detection rate of hypertension was significantly higher than that of other age groups (P<0.05). Conclusion Overweight is more common among the elderly over 65 in Fujian, and the prevalence of hypertension is relatively high among people with low BMI.