en comunidades de bajos ingresos. Jair Sindra Virtuoso-Júnior, Dr1, Sheilla Tribess, Dr1,. Vicente Romo-Perez, PhD2, Ricardo Oliveira-Guerra, Dr3. Summary.
Colombia Médica
Vol. 43 Nº 1, 2012 (Enero-Marzo)
Factors associated to risk of malnutrition amongst elderly women in low-income communities Factores asociados al riesgo de desnutrición en mujeres mayores en comunidades de bajos ingresos Jair Sindra Virtuoso-Júnior, Dr1, Sheilla Tribess, Dr1, Vicente Romo-Perez, PhD2, Ricardo Oliveira-Guerra, Dr3
Summary Objective: The present study aimed to identify the prevalence and the factors associated with the risk of
malnutrition in elderly women. Methods: The study deals with a cross-sectional design, with a sample of 222 women in the age group from 60 to 96 years of age. An interview was carried out containing socio-demographic variables, clinical conditions, and behavioral aspects. The statistical analysis was accomplished via calculation of the respective prevalence ratios (PR) in the Poisson regression, p
