Abstract Objective To investigate the factors associated with hypercholesterolemia in older adults residing in a small municipality in northeastern Brazil. Methods This is a population‐based cross‐sectional epidemiological study conducted with 232 older adults (women: 58.60%; men: 41.40%) in Aiquara, Bahia, Brazil. Independent variables included socioeconomic, behavioral, and health‐related factors. The outcome was self‐reported hypercholesterolemia (yes or no). Poisson regression with a robust estimator was used to calculate Prevalence Ratios (PR) and their respective 95% Confidence Intervals (CI) in the inferential analysis. Gross models were initially developed, followed by a hierarchical multiple explanatory model (Level 1: socioeconomic variables; Level 2: behavioral aspects; Level 3: health conditions). Results The observed prevalence of hypercholesterolemia was 34.50% (men: 21.90%; women: 43.40%). Additionally, a higher probability of hypercholesterolemia was observed in women (PR: 1.94; 95% CI: 1.27–2.97); participants with high sedentary behavior (PR: 1.47; 95% CI: 1.03–2.09); those with abdominal obesity (PR: 1.65; 95% CI: 1.06–2.57); and those with diabetes mellitus (PR: 1.54; 95% CI: 1.04–2.29). Conclusion The main results showed that female sex, high sedentary behavior, abdominal obesity, and diabetes mellitus were positively associated with hypercholesterolemia in the older population of the study.

Maria Clara Alves de Oliveira

Júlia Perfeito Andrade

Ana Carolina Souza Porto

Gizelly Maria Torres Martins

Nurielly Monteiro Campos

Paulo da Fonseca Valença Neto

Claudio Bispo De Almeida

Saulo Sacramento Meira

Beatriz Cardoso Roriz

Débora Jesus da Silva

Victor Giovannino Accetta

Cezar Augusto Casotti

Lucas dos Santos

Aging Medicine

Factors associated with hypercholesterolemia in older adults: A cross‐sectional investigation

与老年人高胆固醇血症相关的因素：一项横断面调查

Factors associated with hypercholesterolemia in older adults: A cross‐sectional investigation

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Category	Quartile
GERIATRICS & GERONTOLOGY	3