Investigation of the relationship between body mass index and chronic diseases in the elderly of Beijing community / 解放军医学杂志
Medical Journal of Chinese People's Liberation Army
;
(12)2001.
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em Chinês
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ABSTRACT
Objective To investigate the incidence and distribution of over-weight and obesity and the relationship between the body mass index (BMI) and the chronic diseases in the elderly of community in Beijing. Methods The medical check-up data of 1513 elderly inhabitants randomly selected from the 134 communities in Beijing were analyzed. Results The proportions of old people with overweight and obesity were 48.9% and 12.8% respectively, and 36.5% of them were having normal body weight. The incidence of hypertension, coronary heart disease (CHD), diabetes mellitus (DM), hyperlipidemia, hyperuricemia and fatty liver were significantly higher in the over-weight and obese people than that of people with normal BMI. Multiple logistic regression analysis showed that BMI was positively correlated highly with hyperlipidemia and fatty liver (P
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Medical Journal of Chinese People's Liberation Army
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2001
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