ABSTRACT - Objective: To verify the association between sarcopenia and osteopenia/osteoporosis in the older population from Florianópolis, Southern Brazil. Methods: A cross-sectional study with 598 older adults. The bone mineral density (BMD) was evaluated by total BMD, lumbar spine BMD (LS-BMD), femoral neck BMD (FN-BMD), and osteopenia/osteoporosis was defined when BMD (g/cm2) <–1 standard deviation of the sa...
O objetivo deste estudo foi criar uma escala para medir a qualidade de vida (QV) por meio da Teoria da Resposta ao Item (TRI). Para isso, foram coletados dados de 940 profissionais de Educação Física (PEF) registrados no Conselho Regional de Educação Física de Santa Catarina (CREF3-SC) em 2012, por meio do questionário WHOQOL-Bref. Para o tratamento dos dados, foi utilizado os recursos da TRI, com base no model...
The aim of this study was to verify the physical performance (PP) and daily sitting time in the oldest population in a rural community dwelling in southern Brazil. In addition, to analyze the association between physical performance tests (PPT) and daily sitting time (ST). This was a cross-sectional, population-based household study. All residents aged 80 years and older were examined in 2010. PPT included stan...
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