Evaluación del estado de salud de la población geriátrica de la Asociación pro-defensa del anciano Vilcabamba durante mayo a agosto del 2013

Abstract

This investigation paper is aim to evaluate the health status of the members of the “Asociación Pro-Defensa del Anciano de Vilcabamba” by using the rapid screening of the geriatrics conditions and the research of the components of Metabolic Siydrome. A descriptive study was conducted in a total population of 65 older adults (20 men and 45 women ) who voluntary participated. The rapid screening of geriatric conditions, anthropometric measurements and blood tests were used to determine the presence of metabolic syndrome by using the definition of the International Diabetes Federation. In the rapid screening it was found that the principal problem that affected eldery population was depression with 69.23 %, followed by vision difficulty with 64.61 % ; also it was found that 63 % of the population had metabolic syndrome which corresponds the 82.9 % female and 17.1 % male. So it determinates that the metabolic syndrome is more common in women than in men.