title: [Health status of people aged 75-80 living in Warsaw and its regions].
abstract: Chosen health related problems of elderly aged 75-80 years, living in Warsaw region, were analyzed. Almost 32% of respondents perceived their health as poor or very poor, and 84% declared suffering from chronic diseases (mainly cardiovascular, leg problems and hypertensive). Almost 70% of respondents used medicines, the most frequently used medicines were antihypertensives, nitroglicerine and diuretics. Almost 30% of the examined persons had BMI > or = 30 kg/m2. More than 83% of respondents used the glasses, but only 5% used hearing-aid. More women than men had high level of total cholesterol and LDL-cholesterol.
authors.affiliation: Katedra Zywienia Człowieka Wydział Nauk o Zywieniu Człowieka i Konsumpcji Szkoła Główna Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego 02-787 Warszawa, ul. Nowoursynowska 159.
authors.forename: Ewa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sicińska
authors.forename: Joanna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kałuza
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Brzozowska
authors.forename: Wojciech
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Roszkowski
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011044:Poland; D011159:Population Surveillance; D012424:Rural Population; D014505:Urban Population