RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ANXIETY SYMPTOMS AND NUTRITIONAL STATUS IN ELDERLY RESIDENTS OF FLORIANÓPOLIS-SC
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https://doi.org/10.12957/demetra.2017.28085Keywords:
Anxiety. Elderly. Nutritional Status. Body Mass Index.Abstract
Objective: To investigate the association between the presence of anxiety symptoms and nutritional status estimated by the body mass index (BMI) in the elderly. Methods: Cross-sectional study that evaluated 146 elderly people attending the Third Age Research Center (NETI/UFSC, Florianópolis, Brazil). To evaluate the presence of anxiety symptoms, the Geriatric Anxiety Inventory (GAI) was applied. Nutritional status was evaluated by the BMI [WHO (2008) and Lipschitz (1994)]. The Stata 11.0 software was used for analysis, and the chi-square test and Pearson’s correlation were calculated for BMI and presence of anxiety. Logistic regression was applied to evaluate odds ratio (OR) for anxiety risk in each BMI category. Results: The majority of individuals were women (88.36%) and their age was below 80 years (93.15%). Thirty-nine individuals (26.71%) had a score >10 points, hence they were classified as anxious. There was association between presence of anxiety symptoms with BMI when using the categories recommended by WHO (β = 13.09, P = 0.004), but not when using the categories recommended by Lipschitz (β = 3.78, P = 0.151). When regression logistics was applied, there was increased risk for anxiety with BMI ≥ 30 (OR = 2.67; 95% CI 1.2375 to 5.7621; P = 0.012). In the adjusted model by age, this risk remained and increased (OR = 2.91; 95% CI 1.3257 to 6.4047; P = 0.008). Conclusion: There is a relationship between presence of anxiety and obesity in the elderly population. Elderly obese individuals had nearly 3 times the risk of being anxious than the other BMI categories.
DOI: 10.12957/demetra.2017.28085
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