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Nutritional risk and weight status in older adults institutionalized of guayaquil-Ecuador

Abstract:

Background: Older adults require periodic evaluations to determine their health status. The objectives were to evaluate the weight status and nutritional risk of elderly people in gerontological centers located in Guayaquil, Ecuador, in February 2018. Methods: For the nutritional risk analysis 479 people were used to whom the Nutrition Screening Initiative Checklist tool was applied, while for the weight status analysis 465 people were used through the measurement of body mass index (BMI), the tests They were carried out in 3 centers. Results: A total of 77% men and 81% women are in serious risk from their eating habits, and 61% men and 45% women have a normal weight status. Conclusions: Elderly people in Guayaquil require more attention from different managers in charge of their health, to reduce the serious risk that they're currently facing, this will also have an incidence improving the weight status that, even though is controlled, it's a possible problem in the future.