Prevalence of chronic non-communicable diseases in long-term elderly people in a municipality inside Amazonas

Abstract

Objective: To identify the prevalence of self-reported chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in long-lived elderly, and outline their sociodemographic profile. Method: A descriptive, cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach, carried out with 135 long-lived elderly people, of both sexes, registered in 12 Basic Health Units in the municipality of Coari, in the interior of Amazonas, Brazil. The information was collected using a structured form, at the elderly's home, from December 2019 to February 2020. The data were analyzed using the IBM SPSS Statistics software. Results: Among the 135 elderly, the average age was 85.8 (SD = ± 5), predominantly female (61.5%), with low education (56.3%). The prevalence of NCDs in the studied population was 85.9% elderly, with systemic arterial hypertension (SAH) being the most frequent comorbidity in both sexes. Conclusion: The presence of chronic diseases, with prevalence of SAH, was found in both sexes.