OBJECTIVE: To analyze the prevalence of obesity in elderly women and its association with socio-demographic, biochemical and hypertension variables. MATERIAL AND METHODS: By means of a cross sectional study, 188 outpatient women, 60 to 89 years-old were assessed. Obesity was defined by a BMI > 30Kg/m2 (WHO, 1998). The parameters examined were age, education, marital status, fasting glycemia, total cholesterol, high and low density cholesterol lipoproteins, triglycerides and presence or absence of blood hypertension. Data analysis was performed by Pearson’s […]