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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1029-3019</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[MEDISAN]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[MEDISAN]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1029-3019</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Centro Provincial de Información de Ciencias Médicas]]></publisher-name>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S1029-30192019000200194</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Relación entre índice de masa corporal y características sociodemográficas en adultos mayores de una institución geriátrica peruana]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Relationship between corporal mass index and social and demographic characteristics in elderly from a geriatric Peruvian institution]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
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<surname><![CDATA[Aquino Canchari]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Christian Renzo]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Orellana Chupan]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[María del Carmen]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Misari Baldeon]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Jackeline]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Sociedad Científica de Estudiantes de Medicina Los Andes (SOCIEMLA)  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Huancayo ]]></addr-line>
<country>Perú</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>23</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<fpage>194</fpage>
<lpage>205</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1029-30192019000200194&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1029-30192019000200194&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1029-30192019000200194&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción: El incremento de la esperanza de vida de la población es un logro de la medicina contemporánea; por tanto, la evaluación del estado nutricional y los factores sociodemográficos son importantes para la prevención y control de enfermedades en los adultos mayores.  Objetivo: Determinar el índice de masa corporal y su relación con las características sociodemográficas de los ancianos del Centro del Adulto Mayor de Huancayo, Junín, Perú, durante 2017.  Métodos: Se realizó un estudio observacional, descriptivo, de corte transversal de 140 adultos mayores seleccionados aleatoriamente, que cumplían con los criterios de inclusión y exclusión. Se aplicó un cuestionario para determinar los factores sociodemográficos y el estado nutricional mediante el índice de masa corporal. Los datos se analizaron en el programa Stata 14, mediante la estadística descriptiva univariada, bivariada y multivariada. Se utilizó la prueba de Ji al cuadrado.  Resultados: El promedio global del índice de masa corporal fue 22,48 ± 9,5, con predominio en las mujeres. Del total de pacientes, 10 presentaron delgadez (7,1 %); 78 peso normal (55,7 %); 46 sobrepeso (32,9 %) y 6 obesidad (4,3 %). Los factores sociodemográficos asociados fueron el área de residencia, la actividad física y la presencia de comorbilidades.  Conclusiones: La mayoría de adultos mayores presentaron un estado de nutrición adecuado, seguido por el sobrepeso, lo cual evidencia la necesidad de programas sanitarios en alimentación y nutrición saludable en este grupo etario.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction:  The increment of life expectancy in a population is an achievement of the contemporary medicine; therefore, the evaluation of the nutritional state and the social and demographic factors are important for the prevention and control of diseases in the elderly.  Objective:  To determine the corporal mass index and its relationship with the social and demographic characteristics of the elderly at the Elderly Center in Huancayo, Junín, Peru, during 2017.  Methods:  An observational, descriptive and cross-sectional study, of 140 aged persons randomly selected who fulfil the inclusion and exclusion criteria was carried out. A questionnaire was applied to determine the social and demographic factors and the nutritional state by means of the corporal mass index. The data were analyzed in the program Stata 14, by means of the univariate, bivariate and multivariate descriptive statistics. The Chi squared test was used.  Results:  The global average of corporal mass index was 22.48 ± 9.5, with prevalence in women. Of the total of patient, 10 were thin (7.1 %); 78 normal weight (55.7 %); 46 were overweight (32.9 %) and 6 were obese (4.3 %). The social and demographic factors associated were the residence area, physical activity and comorbidities presence.  Conclusions:  Most of the elderly presented an appropriate nutritional state, followed by overweight, which evidences the necessity of health programs on feeding and healthy nutrition in this age group.]]></p></abstract>
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