Salinas-Rodríguez Aarón, De la Cruz-Góngora Vanessa, Manrique-Espinoza Betty
Centro de Investigación en Evaluación y Encuestas, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública. Cuernavaca, Morelos, México.
Salud Publica Mex. 2020 Nov-Dec;62(6):777-785. doi: 10.21149/11840.
To generate an updated diagnosis of the health conditions, geriatric syndromes, and nutritional status of older Mexican adults.
Descriptive study with a sample of 9 047 older adults aged 60 years and over with national representativeness. We analyzed indicators related to health conditions, geriatric syndromes, and nutritional status, obtaining prevalence as well as tests of differences in proportions and means.
Oldest older adults, women, and residents of rural areas showed the highest prevalence of chronic conditions, geriatric syndromes, and poor nutrition.
The results of this study offer an updated insight of the health conditions, geriatric syndromes, and nutritional status of older Mexican adults, and show the main health needs that this age group faces, which in turn represent a challenge for the health system in Mexico.
对墨西哥老年成年人的健康状况、老年综合征及营养状况进行最新诊断。
采用描述性研究，样本为9047名60岁及以上具有全国代表性的老年成年人。我们分析了与健康状况、老年综合征及营养状况相关的指标，得出患病率以及比例和均值差异检验结果。
高龄老年人、女性及农村地区居民的慢性病、老年综合征及营养不良患病率最高。
本研究结果为墨西哥老年成年人的健康状况、老年综合征及营养状况提供了最新见解，并显示了该年龄组面临的主要健康需求，这反过来对墨西哥的卫生系统构成了挑战。
