[Nutritional status of the population over 65 years of age in the city of Badajoz]. / Estado nutricional de la población mayor de 65 años de edad de la ciudad de Badajoz.

INTRODUCTION: Nutritional status is strongly associated with the level of health and quality of life of the population, and is especially relevant in the case of the elderly. OBJECTIVE: The aim was to study the nutritional status in a population of non-institutionalised over 65 year-olds in the city of Badajoz, describing the sociodemographic variables, biochemical parameters, and functional assessment. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A descriptive study was performed using a design population, which was randomised and stratified in health centres of the city, with a sample size of 298 patients being obtained. The sociodemographic variables included gender, age, educational level, anthropometric analysis with estimated body mass index, and percentage fat weight. Statistical tests were performed using SPSS v.15 statistical package. RESULTS: The prevalence of overweight and obesity as measured by fat weight was 61.9% (56.1-67.8), with a body mass index of 65.8% (60.2-71.4). It was higher in women, with a fat weight of 67.3% (2.56 to 2.73) and a body mass index of 71.8% (2.64 to 2.78). The nutritional status of the population according to the questionnaire "Know your nutritional health" was rated "good". CONCLUSION: The most common nutritional problem in the non-institutionalised population over 65 years in the city of Badajoz is obesity, especially in women, and in people with low educational level. This high prevalence suggests that health education on a better lifestyle in this population should be a priority.

Relación de la artrosis con el índice de masa corporal y la clase social / Relationship of Arthrosis with Body Mass Index and Social Class

Objetivo. Determinar la relación entre la artrosis, el índice de masa corporal (IMC)y la clase social.Diseño. Estudio observacional transversal y retrospectivo.Emplazamiento. Centro de Salud.Población y muestra. Quinientos cincuenta y siete pacientes mayores de 40 años.Intervenciones. Se realizó una encuesta social. Se calculó el IMC. Se revisaronlas historias de todos los pacientes para establecer los diagnósticos de artrosis existentes.Se determinó la clase social de los pacientes.Mediciones principales. Para el análisis estadístico se ha utilizado la odds ratio(OR) mediante el análisis de la regresión logística.Resultados. La artrosis se asocia de forma directa con el IMC y la edad, asícomo con el género femenino, y de forma inversa con la clase social (a medidaque se desciende en la clase social, aumenta la probabilidad de padecer artrosis).La espondiloartrosis (EA) se asocia de forma directa con la edad y con el génerofemenino, y de forma inversa con la clase social. La gonartrosis se asocia deforma directa con la edad y el IMC.Conclusiones. El aumento del IMC parece ser un factor de riesgo en las articulacionesde carga. Las clases sociales más desfavorecidas tienen mayor prevalenciade artrosis

Objective. To determine the relationship among the osteoarthritis and the age,gender, Body Mass Index (BMI) and social class.Design. Cross-sectional study and retrospective.Court summons. Primary care.Population and sample. 557 patients over forty years.Interventions. A social survey was carried out and the BMI was calculated.The medical records were evaluated to establish the diagnosis of existing osteoarthritis.The social class of the patients was assessed.Main measurements. For the statistical analysis, the odd ratio (OR) by meansof the logistic regression were carried out.Results. The osteoarthritis was positively related to the BMI, age, and femalegender and was negatively related to the social class.The spondylarthritis (EA) correlated positively with the age, and the femalegender and negatively with the social class.The gonarthritis was positively related to the age and the BMI.Conclusions. The increase of BMI seems to be a risk factor in weight-bearingjoints. The lower social class showed a greater prevalence of osteoarthritis