IJCS | Volume 33, Nº3, May / June 2020

247 Table 1 - Description of elderly patients treated at a geriatric outpatient clinic in the city of Lagarto-SE, stratified by central obesity Variables Sample Central obesity p No Yes n (%) n (%) n (%) Sex Male 79 (49.7) 25 (73.5) 54 (43.2) 0.002 Female 80 (50.3) 9 (26.5) 71 (56.8) Skin color Black 96 (60.4) 25 (73.5) 71 (56.8) 0.077 Non-black 63 (39.6) 9 (26.5) 54 (43.2) Education Uneducated/Incomplete middle school 144 (90.6) 31 (91.2) 113 (90.4) 0.301 Complete middle school/incomplete high school 6 (3.8) 0 (0.0) 6 (4.8) Complete high school or more 9 (5.7) 3 (8.8) 6 (4.8) Current occupation Receiving assistance/LOAS 4 (2.5) 1 (2.9) 3 (2.4) 0.773 Retired 140 (88.1) 31 (91.2) 109 (87.9) Living on income or pension 4 (2.5) 0 (0.0) 4 (3.2) Others 8 (5.0) 1 (2.9) 7 (5.6) Unknown 3 (1.9) 1 (2.9) 2 (1.6) Nutritional state Low weight 37 (23.3) 21 (61.8) 16 (12.8) < 0.001 Adequate 57 (35.8) 12 (35.3) 45 (36.0) Overweight 65 (40.9) 1 (2.9) 64 (51.2) LOAS: Organic Law of Social Assistance. 466/2012 on researches involving human beings of the National Health Council of the Brazilian Ministry of Health. Participation in the study was voluntary, by previous signature or digital impression of the Term of Free and Clarified Consent, after patients had been informed about the objectives of the study and the procedures towhich theywould be submitted. The study did not involve high risk procedures for the individuals. The institution was notified of cases of elderly patients classified as severely ill, so that the necessary procedures and referrals would be performed. Results The sample was characterized as individuals with or without central obesity. Thus, out of the 159 of the elderly assessed, central obesitywas present in 43.2%of men and 56.8% of women (p = 0.002), with a higher prevalence among black patients (56.8%), uneducated/incomplete middle school (90.4%), retired (87.9%) andwith excessive weight (51.2%) (p < 0.001) (Table 1). The individuals’ mean age was 70.9 ± 7.5 years. When the mean values of biochemical markers were assessed, Oliveira et al. Cardiometabolic risk in elderly Int J Cardiovasc Sci. 2020; 33(3):245-251 Original Article