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Anthropometric indicators of obesity in the elderly: data base study
Alves, Cloves Sales Souza; Santos, Lucas dos; Valença Neto, Paulo da Fonseca; Almeida, Cláudio Bispo de; Caires, Sabrina da SilvaIntrodução: Ao longo do envelhecimento ocorrem mudanças fisiológicas e comportamentais, que tornam o idoso mais vulnerável ao acúmulo excessivo de gordura. Isso aumenta a probabilidade de desenvolvimento de doenças crônicas e o risco de mortalidade. Objetivo: Analisar a prevalência de obesidade por diferentes indicadores antropométricos em idosos de um município de pequena população do nordeste brasileiro. Mate...
Strength and muscle mass in the elderly people from Northeast Brazil
Santos, Lucas dos; Santana, Pabline dos Santos; Caires, Sabrina da Silva; Barbosa, Raquel dos Santos; Rodrigues, Samara CarolinaThis study aimed to measure the strength and muscle mass of elderly people from a small town in northeastern Brazil; investigate differences between sexes and age groups; and correlate strength and muscle mass in the study population. This is an epidemiological, cross-sectional study carried out with 211 elderly people from Aiquara-BA. Handgrip strength (HGS) was measured by a hydraulic dynamometer. Total muscl...
Association between the occurrence of falls and hypovitaminosis in elderly
Caires, Sabrina da Silva; Souza, Adriano Almeida; Santos, Lucas dos; Pinto, Lélia Lessa Teixeira; Leal Neto, João de Souza; Almeida, Cláudio Bispo deTo analyze the factors associated with the occurrence of falls in elderly residents of the community. This is an epidemiological, cross-sectional, population-based study. Socio-demographic information, level of physical activity, functionality, falls, body mass index and vitamin D concentration were obtained. 289 elderly people participated in the study, with hypovitaminosis D associated with falls. The finding...