Obesity is not associated with oral variables in the elderly: a population-based cross-sectional study
2020
Renata Sebastiana de Souza Pizolotto | Francisco Wilker Mustafa Gomes Muniz | Stoffel, Luciana M. B. | Ana Karolina Hammes de Amorim | Colussi, Paulo Roberto G. | Rösing, Cassiano Kuchenbecker | Colussi, Eliana L.
Introduction and objective: To evaluate the association between obesity and independent variables in the elderly of a southern city in Brazil. Material and methods: This is a home-based cross-sectional study conducted in 287 elders, aged 65 to 74 years, from Cruz Alta, Brazil. Clinical examination and a structured questionnaire were used. The diagnosis of obesity was determined by two criteria: according to the World Health Organization (BMI-WHO) and the body mass index for the elderly (BMI-elderly). Poisson regression with robust variance assessed the association between the dependent and independent variables. Two multivariate models were constructed, using the two obesity diagnostic criteria. Results: The prevalence of obesity using the BMI-WHO and BMI-elderly were 24.7% and 49.5%, respectively. In the final multivariate model, non-white and current smokers presented a higher prevalence ratio (PR) of being obese (PR; 95%CI: 1.80; 1.22 – 2.66 and 1.77; 1.09 – 2.88, respectively), according to the BMI-WHO criteria. Meanwhile, according to the BMI-elderly criteria, only skin color presented associated with obesity (PR; 95%CI: 1.28; 1.02 – 1.62). Discussion: Obesity in the elderly may be considered an epidemic public health problem in Brazil. The number of present teeth may not be related to the present of obesity among the elderly. Conclusion: High prevalence of obesity was detected in this sample, which was associated with demographic and behavioral factors. To both criteria, the non-white elders demonstrated higher obesity.
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