COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE BODY MASS INDEX OF ELDERLY PEOPLE WITH A STATE OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

ABSTARCT\n\nIn old age, the lifestyle changes. The majority of the people stop working in production, do less physical labor, which requires a lot of calories. In addition, due to the fact that the elderly have several chronic diseases, they are under the necessity to reduce physical activity and follow a certain diet. Physical activity is recommended for any patient, but its volume depends on the physical fitness and activity of the patient, the initial state of health, the presence of chronic diseases.\n\nBody mass index (BMI = weight kg/height m2) is estimated as follows: hypotrophy if BMI <18.5; if BMI-18,6-24,9 – body weight is normalized if BMI-25,0-29,9- overweight; BMI 30-34.9 - I degree obesit. , the factor that most affects the level of body mass index is this physical activity, the more physically active people are, the lower the body mass index.\n\nHigh levels of obesity are more common in people who are not physically active and have low physical activity. In recent years, there has been a large number of cases of obesity among the population, especially among the elderly.\n\nIt has also been observed that in older people, obesity is more common in women than in men.

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