Characterization of elders residents in one community in Porto Alegre, Brazil

Abstract

This is a descriptive research that aimed to know living habits of 220 elders which reside in the area of the Community Health was of 70,4 years, and they were mostly woman (62,73%). The housing and company conditions showed that 86,36% of the elderly live in their own houses, with tree residents. In what concerns their health, 60% said that consider it very good and good; 23,73% informed not knowing any sickening condition; of those who referred as having any disease, stand out the cardiovascular (48,18%) and osseomuscular disturbs (22,73%).