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Background: although it is well established that body fat mass is inversely associated with vitamin D (25[OH]D) concentrations, little is known whether obesity increases the risk of 25(OH)D insufficiency among older adults in Ecuador.Methods: the present study used data from the National Survey of Health, Wellbeing, and Aging to describe the prevalence of obesity and 25(OH) D insufficiency (< 20 ng/ml) among Ecuadorians aged 60 years and older. Logistic regression models were used to examine the independent association between obesity and 25(OH)D insufficiency.Results: a total of 2,270 participants with a mean age of 71.5 (SD 8.1) years comprised the sample size, representing an estimated 1.1 million older adults in Ecuador. Overall, the crude prevalence of obesity was 19.2% and 25(OH)D insufficiency was present in 14.0% of men and 34.6% of women. Moreover, the proportion of women with 25(OH)D insufficiency remained steady across BMI categories. In contrast, 25(OH) D insufficiency prevalence rates in men increased progressively as body mass index (BMI) categories also increase. Moreover, obese older men (OR 2.04; 95% CI: 1.99-2.09) were two times more likely to have 25(OH)D insufficiency compared with those defined as having an ideal weight, even after adjustment for potential confounders. In women, this association was attenuated. However, 25(OH)D insufficiency prevalence ratesremained 12% higher in obese women (OR 1.12; 95% CI: 1.11-1.14) than their normal weight counterparts.Conclusion: obesity is associated with increased risk of 25(OH)D insufficiency in Ecuador. Thus, obese older adults should be offered vitamin D supplementation and counseled regarding lifestyle modifications to improved their 25(OH)D status. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background and Objective: Older adults are at increased risk of violence. In order to prevent this, it is necessary to identify associated risk factors. The objective of the present study was to determine the association between violence and various socio-demographic factors (age, gender, ethnic group, level of education, and place of residence) in older adults., Material and Methods: Cross-sectional study that included participants from the SABE-Ecuador study, who were selected through probabilistic sampling and came from all over the national territory. Data were analysed with R using ordinal logistic regression models., Results: Sample included 4321 older adults, women (52%) and men (48%), with a mean age of 72 years (SD 8). Having suffered violence was reported in 21.3% (n = 922) of older adults. It was observed that the odds of suffering violence was lower in men than in women (OR = 0.753, p< .001), decreased as age increased (OR = 0.989, p = .012) and decreased as level of education increased (primary vs. no education OR = 0.866, p = .001; secondary vs. no education OR = 0.622, p = .003; higher vs. no education OR = 0.323, p< .001)., Conclusions: Being a woman and having a low level of education is associated with an increased risk of violence in older adults. Reducing gender gap and improving access to education for older adults could reduce their risk of violence., (Copyright © 2020 SEGG. Publicado por Elsevier España, S.L.U. All rights reserved.)