Gerontology in the developing Brazil: Achievements and challenges in public policies

Nóbrega, Otávio de Tolêdo; Faleiros, Vicente P.; Telles, José Luiz

doi:10.1111/j.1447-0594.2008.00499.x

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“…Regarding social profile, the prevalence of individuals with less than 4 years of formal education is consistent with the general low literacy level of older adults in Brazil, which, in turn, is more correlated with low income and poor healthcare countrywide than self-rated ethnical classification [33][34][35]. This rather homogeneous literacy profile shown for AD and control subjects at baseline tends to attenuate disparities related to socioeconomic status.…”

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Amerindian Genetic Ancestry Protects against Alzheimers Disease

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Camargos

et al. 2012

Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord

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Amerindian Genetic Ancestry Protects against Alzheimers Disease

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Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord

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“…This is a particular concern, especially the association of MS with chronic diseases, increased morbidity and mortality and impact on the health system, since SUS is responsible for 70% of spending on care of the elderly in our population 31 . Moreover, about one third of the expenses of hospitalization with elderly are intended to treat diseases such as heart failure, cerebrovascular diseases and ischemic heart diseases 32 , which are likely related to the complications inherent to MS.…”

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Prevalence and factors associated with Metabolic Syndrome in elderly users of the Unified Health System

Vieira

Peixoto

Silveira

2014

Rev. bras. epidemiol.

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ABSTRACT:Objective: To evaluate the prevalence and factors associated with metabolic syndrome in the elderly. Methods: Cross-sectional study, with 133 individuals randomly selected in the Unified Health System in Goiania, Goiás. The following variables were researched: anthropometric (BMI, waist circumference, fat percentage by Dual X-ray absorptiometry), sociodemographic (gender, age, color, income, marital status and years of schooling), lifestyle (physical activity, smoking and risk alcohol consumption) and food intake (risk and protective foods). The metabolic syndrome was assessed according to harmonized criteria proposed by the World Health Organization (WHO). The combinations were tested by Poisson regression for confounding factors. Results: The prevalence of metabolic syndrome was 58.65% (95%CI 49.8 -67.1), with 60.5% (95%CI 49.01 -71.18) for females and 55.7% (95%CI 41.33 -69.53) for males. Hypertension was the most prevalent component of the syndrome in both men, with 80.8% (95%CI 64.5 -90.4), and women, with 85.2% (95%CI 75.5 -92.1). After the multivariate analysis, only the excess of weight measured by body mass index (prevalence ratio = 1.66; p < 0.01) remained associated with the metabolic syndrome. Conclusions: The prevalence of metabolic syndrome in this sample was high, indicating the need for systematic actions by health workers in the control of risk factors through prevention strategies and comprehensive care to the elderly.

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“…The rapid growth of the elderly population in the world, and particularly in Brazil (1), has drawn increasing attention to intervention strategies to improve the quality of life of this group. Physical exercise has been broadly recommended as a major non-pharmacological measure to prevent several dysfunctions associated with aging, including those related to cognitive performance.…”

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Acute exercise performed close to the anaerobic threshold improves cognitive performance in elderly females

Córdova

Silva

Moraes

et al. 2009

Braz J Med Biol Res

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The objective of the present study was to compare the effect of acute exercise performed at different intensities in relation to the anaerobic threshold (AT) on abilities requiring control of executive functions or alertness in physically active elderly females. Forty-eight physically active elderly females (63.8 ± 4.6 years old) were assigned to one of four groups by drawing lots: control group without exercise or trial groups with exercise performed at 60, 90, or 110% of AT (watts) and submitted to 5 cognitive tests before and after exercise. Following cognitive pretesting, an incremental cycle ergometer test was conducted to determine AT using a fixed blood lactate concentration of 3.5 mmol/L as cutoff. Acute exercise executed at 90% of AT resulted in significant (P < 0.05, ANOVA) improvement in the performance of executive functions when compared to control in 3 of 5 tests (verbal fluency, Tower of Hanoi test (number of movements), and Trail Making test B). Exercising at 60% of AT did not improve results of any tests for executive functions, whereas exercise executed at 110% of AT only improved the performance in one of these tests (verbal fluency) compared to control. Women from all trial groups exhibited a remarkable reduction in the Simple Response Time (alertness) test (P = 0.001). Thus, physical exercise performed close to AT is more effective to improve cognitive processing of older women even if conducted acutely, and using a customized exercise prescription based on the anaerobic threshold should optimize the beneficial effects.

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Gerontology in the developing Brazil: Achievements and challenges in public policies

Cited by 33 publications

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Amerindian Genetic Ancestry Protects against Alzheimers Disease

Amerindian Genetic Ancestry Protects against Alzheimers Disease

Prevalence and factors associated with Metabolic Syndrome in elderly users of the Unified Health System

Acute exercise performed close to the anaerobic threshold improves cognitive performance in elderly females

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Gerontology in the developing Brazil: Achievements and challenges in public policies

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Amerindian Genetic Ancestry Protects against Alzheimers Disease

Prevalence and factors associated with Metabolic Syndrome in elderly users of the Unified Health System

Acute exercise performed close to the anaerobic threshold improves cognitive performance in elderly females

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