Body Mass Index and Its Related Factors in the Elderly

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Title:	Body Mass Index and Its Related Factors in the Elderly
Authors:	賴世偉(Shih-Wei Lai);李采娟(Li,Tsai-Chung);黃金財(KIM-CHOY NG)*
Contributors:	醫學院醫學系學士班家庭醫學科;中國附醫社區醫學部家庭醫學科
Date:	2001-08
Issue Date:	2009-08-20 18:49:07 (UTC+8)
Abstract:	BACKGROUND: A cross-sectional study was conducted in May 1998 in Chung-Hsing Village, Taiwan to evaluate the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and its related factors in the elderly. METHODS: Individuals aged 65 years and over were recruited as study subjects. A total of 1093 persons, out of 1774 registered residents, were contacted for face-to-face interview (61.6%). However, only 586 respondents completed the questionnaire and had blood tests. Analysis was based on these 586 subjects. RESULTS: There were 66.0% men and 34.0% women. The mean age was 73.1 +/- 5.3 years. The BMI was 24.13 +/- 4.64 kg/m2 and 24.07 +/- 3.99 kg/m2 for men and women, respectively (P > 0.05). In univariate analysis, high systolic pressure, high diastolic pressure, hypertriglyceridaemia, hyperglycaemia and hyperuricaemia were related to obesity. After controlling for the other covariates, the multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that significant related factors of obesity were hyperglycaemia and hyperuricaemia. CONCLUSIONS: Significant related factors of obesity in the elderly were hyperglycaemia and hyperuricaemia. A large-scale investigation will be suggested in the future to address causal-effect issues between obesity and hyperglycaemia or hyperuricaemia.
Relation:	ANNALS ACADEMY OF MEDICINE SINGAPORE 30(4):397~400
Appears in Collections:	[School of Medicine] Journal articles

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