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- Document type:
- Journal Article; Article
- Author(s):
- Hajek, André; Brettschneider, Christian; van der Leeden, Carolin; Lühmann, Dagmar; Oey, Anke; Wiese, Birgitt; Weyerer, Siegfried; Werle, Jochen; Fuchs, Angela; Pentzek, Michael; Röhr, Susanne; Löbner, Margrit; Mösch, Edelgard; Bickel, Horst; Heser, Kathrin; Wagner, Michael; Scherer, Martin; Maier, Wolfgang; Riedel-Heller, Steffi G; König, Hans-Helmut
- Title:
- Prevalence and factors associated with obesity among the oldest old.
- Abstract:
- PURPOSE: To determine the prevalence of overweight and obesity, and to identify factors associated with obesity, among the oldest old. METHODS: For this study, data from follow-up (FU) wave 7 and FU wave 8 of the "Study on Needs, Health Service Use, Costs and Health-Related Quality of Life in a Large Sample of Oldest-Old Primary Care Patients (85+)" (AgeQualiDe) were used. At FU wave 7, the mean age was 88.9 years (SD: 2.9; 85-100 years). Body-mass-index (BMI) categories were defined according to the World Health Organization (WHO) thresholds: underweight (BMI < 18.5 kg/m²), normal weight (18.5 kg/m² ≤ BMI < 25 kg/m²), overweight (25 kg/m² ≤ BMI < 30 kg/m²), and obesity (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m²). Longitudinal regression analysis was used to determine factors associated with obesity. RESULTS: At FU wave 7, 3.0 % were underweight, 48.9 % were normal weight, 37.9 % were overweight, and 10.2 % were obese. Regressions showed that the probability of obesity decreased with age (OR: 0.77 [95 % CI: .593-.999]) and less chronic conditions (OR: 1.32 [95 % CI: 1.11-1.57]). The probability of obesity was not associated with sex, educational level, marital status, social isolation, visual impairment, hearing impairment, depression, and dementia. CONCLUSION: Nearly half of the individuals in very late life had excess weight. Thus, excess weight remains a major challenge, even in very old age. Given the demographic ageing in upcoming decades, this is an issue which we should be aware of.
- Journal title abbreviation:
- Arch Gerontol Geriatr
- Year:
- 2020
- Journal volume:
- 89
- Pages contribution:
- 104069
- Fulltext / DOI:
- doi:10.1016/j.archger.2020.104069
- Pubmed ID:
- http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32413689
- Print-ISSN:
- 0167-4943
- TUM Institution:
- 1367; Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie
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