Survey on the Correlation Between Overweight and Obesity and Chronic Diseases Among People over 65 Years Old in the Community Qiqihar
Objective:Overweight and obesity are one of the key risk factors for chronic diseases such as hypertension,diabetes and cardiovascular diseases.In order to understand the prevalence characteristics of overweight and obesity and their effects on chronic diseases such as hypertension,hyperglycemia and hyperlipidemia among the elderly over 65 years old in Qiqihar,and to provide reference for the effective prevention and treatment of hypertension,hyperglycemia and hyperlipidemia chronic diseases.Methods:703 cases of elderly over 65 years old in Qiqihar community were selected in September 2021 as the study objects,and determination of height,weight,systolic blood pressure,diastolic blood pressure,fasting blood glucose,and cholesterol,and the body mass index(BMI)was calculated from the height and weight.Results:In this community,the overweight rate of elderly people over 65 years old is 22.90%,and the obesity rate is 23.47%,of which the overweight rate of women is 23.42%,and the overweight rate of men reaches 22.29%,and the difference is not statistically significant(x2=3.364,P＞0.05).The obesity rate was 25.53%in women and 21.05%in men,and the difference was not statistically significant(x2=1.450,P＞0.05).The difference in hypertension detection rates between the overweight and obese groups was statistically significant(x2=71.746,11.537;P＜0.01).There was a statistically significant difference in the comparison of hyperglycemia detection rates between the overweight and obese groups(x2=8.780,14.286;P＜0.01).There was a statistically significant difference in the comparison of hypercholesterolemia detection rates between the overweight and obese groups(x2=17.798,18.705;P＜0.01).Conclusion:Reducing overweight and obesity can play a good role in preventing and controlling hypertension,diabetes and other cardiovascular diseases.Elderly people over the age of 65 can strengthen their understanding of the dangers of overweight and obesity by means of health education activities,gradually forming a regular lifestyle,a reasonable dietary structure,keeping up with exercise and a good state of mind,and carrying out regular health checks to intervene early in the case of overweight or obesity,so as to minimize the occurrence of related chronic diseases.
Elderly over 65 years oldBody mass indexBlood pressureBlood glucoseCholesterol
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