{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,18]],"date-time":"2026-08-18T04:05:20Z","timestamp":1787025920995,"version":"build-2736575974"},"reference-count":0,"publisher":"National Institute of Public Health NIH (National Research Institute)","issue":"3","content-domain":{"domain":[],"crossmark-restriction":false},"short-container-title":["Rocz Panstw Zakl Hig"],"abstract":"<p><strong>ABSTRACT<\/strong><br \/><strong>Background.<\/strong> The elderly are at greater risk of underweight and the associated risk of protein and energy malnutrition.<br \/>On the other hand, the lower energy requirement with an often too high intake from the diet leads to the development of\u00a0overweight and obesity.<br \/><strong>Objective.<\/strong> The aim of the study was to assess the prevalence of underweight, overweight and obesity, including abdominal\u00a0obesity in Polish elderly.<br \/><strong>Material and methods.<\/strong> The study included 300 men and 304 women aged 65 and over from all over the country. The\u00a0nutritional status was assessed on the basis of anthropometric measurements: body height and weight as well as waist and\u00a0hip circumferences. Based on BMI (Body Mass Index), the prevalence of underweight (<20.0), overweight (25.0-29.9) and\u00a0obesity (\u226530.0) was assessed. WHR (Waist-to-Hip Ratio) was used to assess abdominal obesity (\u22651.0 in men and \u22650.85\u00a0in women). Waist circumference was also analysed with regard to increased risk of metabolic complications (\u226594 cm in\u00a0men and \u226580 cm in women).<br \/><strong>Results.<\/strong> Underweight was found in 1.3% of men and 4.3% of women. 55.3% of men and 40.1% of women were overweight,\u00a020.3% and 21.7% were obese, respectively. In the case of people with excess body weight, abdominal obesity was observed\u00a0in 50% of men and 70.1% of women. Waist circumference indicating an increased risk of metabolic complications was\u00a0found in 44.1% of men and 67.5% of women.<br \/><strong>Conclusions.<\/strong> The prevalence of overweight and obesity in Polish elderly was high, especially in men. Overweight and\u00a0obese people often had abdominal obesity. This type of obesity was more common in women. Elderly people, especially\u00a0women, often have an increased risk of metabolic complications due to high fat accumulation in the abdomen. It was even\u00a0found in elderly who were not overweight nor obese. Some elderly, mostly women, were underweight which increased the\u00a0risk of protein and energy malnutrition.<\/p>\n<p><strong>STRESZCZENIE<\/strong><br \/><strong>Wprowadzenie.<\/strong> Osoby starsze s\u0105 bardziej nara\u017cone na wyst\u0119powanie niedoboru masy cia\u0142a i zwi\u0105zane z tym ryzyko\u00a0niedo\u017cywienia energetyczno-bia\u0142kowego. Z kolei mniejsze zapotrzebowanie organizmu na energi\u0119 przy cz\u0119sto zbyt wysokim\u00a0jej spo\u017cyciu z diety sprzyja rozwojowi nadwagi i oty\u0142o\u015bci.<br \/><strong>Cel.<\/strong> Celem pracy by\u0142a ocena cz\u0119sto\u015bci wyst\u0119powania niedoboru masy cia\u0142a oraz nadwagi i oty\u0142o\u015bci, w tym oty\u0142o\u015bci\u00a0brzusznej, u os\u00f3b starszych w Polsce.<br \/><strong>Materia\u0142 i metody.<\/strong> Badaniem obj\u0119to 300 m\u0119\u017cczyzn i 304 kobiety w wieku 65 lat i wi\u0119cej z terenu ca\u0142ego kraju. Ocen\u0119\u00a0stanu od\u017cywienia badanych przeprowadzono na podstawie pomiar\u00f3w antropometrycznych: wysoko\u015bci i masy cia\u0142a oraz\u00a0obwod\u00f3w talii i bioder. Na podstawie wska\u017anika BMI oceniono wyst\u0119powanie niedoboru masy cia\u0142a (<20,0), nadwagi\u00a0(25,0-29,9) i oty\u0142o\u015bci (\u226530,0). Wska\u017anik WHR s\u0142u\u017cy\u0142 do oceny oty\u0142o\u015bci brzusznej (\u22651,0 u m\u0119\u017cczyzn i \u22650,85 u kobiet).<br \/>Analizowano r\u00f3wnie\u017c obw\u00f3d talii zwi\u0105zany ze zwi\u0119kszonym ryzykiem zaburze\u0144 metabolicznych (\u226594 cm u m\u0119\u017cczyzn\u00a0i \u226580 cm u kobiet).<br \/><strong>Wyniki.<\/strong> Niedob\u00f3r masy cia\u0142a stwierdzono u 1,3% m\u0119\u017cczyzn i 4,3% kobiet. Nadwag\u0105 odznacza\u0142o si\u0119 55,3% m\u0119\u017cczyzn\u00a0i 40,1% kobiet, a oty\u0142o\u015bci\u0105, odpowiednio 20,3% i 21,7%. W przypadku os\u00f3b z nadmiern\u0105 mas\u0105 cia\u0142a u 50% m\u0119\u017cczyzn\u00a0i 70,1% kobiet wyst\u0119powa\u0142a oty\u0142o\u015b\u0107 brzuszna. Obw\u00f3d talii wskazuj\u0105cy na zwi\u0119kszone ryzyko powik\u0142a\u0144 metabolicznych\u00a0stwierdzono u 44,1% m\u0119\u017cczyzn i 67,5% kobiet.<br \/><strong>Wnioski.<\/strong> W\u015br\u00f3d os\u00f3b starszych w Polsce, zw\u0142aszcza w\u015br\u00f3d m\u0119\u017cczyzn, cz\u0119sto wyst\u0119powa\u0142a nadwaga lub oty\u0142o\u015b\u0107. Osoby\u00a0z nadmiern\u0105 mas\u0105 cia\u0142a cz\u0119sto odznacza\u0142y si\u0119 oty\u0142o\u015bci\u0105 brzuszn\u0105. Ten typ oty\u0142o\u015bci cz\u0119\u015bciej wyst\u0119powa\u0142 u kobiet.<br \/>U os\u00f3b starszych, zw\u0142aszcza kobiet, cz\u0119sto wyst\u0119powa\u0142o zwi\u0119kszone ryzyko powik\u0142a\u0144 metabolicznych zwi\u0105zane z nadmiernym\u00a0nagromadzeniem tkanki t\u0142uszczowej w okolicy brzucha. Dotyczy\u0142o to nawet os\u00f3b starszych, u kt\u00f3rych nie\u00a0wyst\u0119powa\u0142a nadwaga ani oty\u0142o\u015b\u0107.<br \/>Niekt\u00f3re osoby starsze, szczeg\u00f3lnie kobiety, odznacza\u0142y si\u0119 niedoborem masy cia\u0142a, co zwi\u0119ksza\u0142o ryzyko niedo\u017cywienia\u00a0energetyczno-bia\u0142kowego.<\/p><\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.32394\/rpzh.2022.0219","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,9,28]],"date-time":"2022-09-28T08:38:57Z","timestamp":1664354337000},"page":"275-283","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Nutritional status of the elderly in Poland"],"prefix":"10.32394","volume":"73","author":[{"given":"Ewa","family":"Rychlik","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Agnieszka","family":"Wo\u017aniak","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Katarzyna","family":"Sto\u015b","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Maciej","family":"O\u0142tarzewski","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"17323","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,9,30]]},"container-title":["Roczniki Pa\u0144stwowego Zak\u0142adu Higieny"],"original-title":[],"link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/roczniki.pzh.gov.pl\/pdf-182723-103219","content-type":"application\/pdf","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"https:\/\/roczniki.pzh.gov.pl\/pdf-182723-103219","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2026,1,15]],"date-time":"2026-01-15T10:59:53Z","timestamp":1768474793000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/roczniki.pzh.gov.pl\/Nutritional-status-of-the-elderly-in-Poland,182723,0,2.html"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2022,9,30]]},"references-count":0,"journal-issue":{"issue":"3","published-print":{"date-parts":[[2022]]}},"alternative-id":["182723"],"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.32394\/rpzh.2022.0219","relation":{},"ISSN":["0035-7715","2451-2311"],"issn-type":[{"value":"0035-7715","type":"print"},{"value":"2451-2311","type":"electronic"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2022,9,30]]}}}