Why the study?
The study sought to identify the prevalence of arterial hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and associated risk factors in long-lived elderly people from three Brazilian regions.
Polypharmacy, body weight, and male gender are significantly associated with a higher prevalence of hypertension and diabetes in long-lived elderly individuals in Brazil.
May warrant closer polypharmacy monitoring in long-lived elderly; hypothesis-generating and leaves causal links open.
OBJECTIVE: To identify the prevalence of non-communicable chronic diseases: arterial hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and associated risk factors in long-lived elderly people from three Brazilian regions. METHODS: This is a multicenter, cross-sectional, and comparative study conducted with elderly people aged 80 years or older. RESULTS: Higher prevalence of arterial hypertension were observed among those who use polypharmacy (75.7%), among elderly people aged between 80 and 84 years (33.9%), as well as in elderly people who are overweight (78.2%). The prevalence of diabetes was 24% (RP: 0.76; 95% CI: 0.59-0.98) lower among women compared to men and 2.15 times higher among those who use five or more medications (RP: 2.15; 95% CI: 1.63-2.85). CONCLUSIONS: In our sample, polypharmacy, body weight, and gender determine the prevalence of non-communicable chronic diseases: arterial hypertension and diabetes mellitus in long-lived elderly people.
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