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Estado de Salud y Nutrición de los Adultos Mayores en la Delegación Álvaro Obregón

  • November 2013
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Mireya Vilar-Compte at Montclair State University
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Este reporte resume las características de los adultos mayores encuestados en una muestra de grupos comunitarios en la Delegación Álvaro Obregón entre los meses de mayo y septiembre de 2013. Estos grupos se eligieron de un listado proporcionado por autoridades de la Delegación, así como por una búsqueda vía electrónica de clubs y grupos comunitarios. También se utilizó un muestreo de “bola de nieve”, es decir, grupos recomendados por los líderes de otros grupos comunitarios para contactar a otros grupos. El estudio incluye una muestra por conveniencia de adultos mayores de 65 años o más, residentes de la Delegación. Todos los participantes respondieron un cuestionario que incluía preguntas acerca de: • Características sociodemográficas • Seguridad alimentaria y riesgo de desnutrición • Funcionalidad, movilidad y equilibrio • Mediciones de depresión, hipertensión, diabetes y otras comorbilidades • Mediciones antropométricas: talla, peso, porcentaje de masa grasa, porcentaje de masa muscular, altura de la rodilla y circunferencias de brazo y pantorrilla. • Capital social y redes sociales • Participación en programas públicos • Acceso a servicios de salud • Características del ambiente donde viven.
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