European Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine

Ageing is a natural phenomenon with opportunities and challenges. According to Census 2011, India has 104 million older people (60+years), constituting 8.6% of total population. Amongst the elderly (60+), females outnumber males. The musculoskeletal disorders are a leading cause of years of living with disability on all continents and in all economies, yet data on the prevalence of most musculoskeletal diseases is sparse. Objective: To study musculoskeletal disorders among geriatric population and their determinants in an urban field practice area of study institute. Methodology: The present community based cross sectional study was conducted in a field practice area of Urban Training Health Centre, Shri Vasantrao Naik Government Medical College, Yavatmal from August 2021 to October 2021 among 384 elderly people of ages of 60 years and above. Simple random sampling will be followed to identify the household and using random number table, 384 elderly were selected for the study. Data collection was done by conducting house to house visits. Data was collected through personal interviews with the sampled elderly and filling the questionnaire. Results: Majority 236 (61.46%) of the study subjects belong in the age group of 60-69 years.  219(67.04%) of the study participants were males. Most 226(58.85%) were married. Around half of the study participants 181(47.65%) were illiterate. About half 187(48.7%) study participants had normal weight, 121(31.5%) were overweight, 40(10.4%) were underweight and only 36(9.4%) were obese. The overall prevalence of musculoskeletal diseases was found to be 62.76%. The most common diseases were myalgia and polyarthralgia which constituted 35.15%, then osteoarthritis of the knee 17.72% and osteoporosis which affects 9.89% of the studied elderly population.  Conclusion: The study found out the prevalence of musculoskeletal disease as 62.76%. Female Gender and high body mass index had significant association with musculoskeletal disorders.