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    Estado de salud y nutrici贸n de los adultos mayores en M茅xico: resultados de una encuesta probabil铆stica nacional Health and nutrition status of older adults in Mexico: results of a national probabilistic survey

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    OBJETIVO: Describir el estado de salud y nutrici贸n de los adultos mayores en M茅xico. MATERIAL Y M脡TODOS: Se analiz贸 la informaci贸n de 5 480 adultos >60 a帽os de edad de la Encuesta Nacional de Salud y Nutrici贸n (ENSANUT 2006). Se obtuvieron prevalencias, medias e intervalos de confianza al 95% tras ajustar por el efecto del dise帽o. RESULTADOS: Hasta 40% de los adultos mayores carece de seguridad social y 2% padece desnutrici贸n; la anemia afecta dos veces m谩s a las mujeres que a los hombres (34.8 contra 17%). M谩s de 60% sufre sobrepeso y obesidad; cerca de 25% corresponde a hipertensos diagnosticados por la encuesta y 15 a 20% a diab茅ticos. CONCLUSI脫N: Los resultados de este estudio muestran que los adultos mayores en M茅xico poseen un estado de salud y nutrici贸n inadecuado, lo cual es urgente atender a fin de optimizar su calidad de vida.<br>OBJECTIVE: To describe health and nutrition status in the elderly population in Mexico. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Information from 5 480 adults (>60 years) obtained by the National Health and Nutrition Survey (ENSANUT-2006) was analyzed. Frequencies, means, and confidence intervals at 95% were obtained and adjusted for design effect. RESULTS: Forty percent of the adults reported a lack of social security, 2% suffered from malnutrition, women were affected two times more than men by anemia (34.8 vs. 17%), more than 60% of the population were overweight and had obesity, approximately 25% suffered from hypertension according to the survey, and between 15 and 20% were diabetic. CONCLUSIONS: The results of this study show that health and nutrition status among the Mexican elderly population is inadequate. This is a situation that urgently needs to be addressed in order to improve the quality of life of older adults in Mexico
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