Anthropometry of Muscle Mass: The Relationship Between Risk and Nutritional Status and Functionality in the Elderly
Aging modifies the body composition and physiology of individuals, influencing the decrease in body mass and nutritional status. This study aims to analyze the association between anthropometric indicators of muscle mass assessment with nutritional risk and functional deficit in the elderly. This is...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2023 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Centro Universitário São Camilo |
| Repositorio: | O Mundo da Saúde (Online) |
| Idioma: | portugués inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs3.revistamundodasaude.emnuvens.com.br:article/1499 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://revistamundodasaude.emnuvens.com.br/mundodasaude/article/view/1499 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Antropometria Avaliação Nutricional Desempenho Físico e Funcional Idoso Músculo Anthropometry Nutritional Assessment Physical and Functional Performance Elderly Muscle |
| Sumario: | Aging modifies the body composition and physiology of individuals, influencing the decrease in body mass and nutritional status. This study aims to analyze the association between anthropometric indicators of muscle mass assessment with nutritional risk and functional deficit in the elderly. This is a cross-sectional study, with community-dwelling elderly (≥ 60 years old) assisted in primary care centers in the city of Doutor Ricardo, RS. The analyzed variables were: sociodemographic data; lifestyle; chronic noncommunicable diseases; nutritional risk; nutritional status; muscle mass; skeletal muscle mass index; calf circumference; corrected arm muscle area; adductor pollicis muscle thickness; adductor muscle index; and functionality. For statistical analysis, P <0.05 was used. Forty-four elderly people with a mean age of 71.27±8.57 years were evaluated, 68.2% of whom were female (N= 30). Men had higher mean muscle mass (P <0.001) and skeletal muscle mass index (P <0.001). Higher percentages of inadequate calf circumference and skeletal muscle mass index were associated with the risk of malnutrition and low weight (P <0.001). The relationships found with the indicators for assessing muscle mass, skeletal muscle mass index and calf circumference with nutritional risk and inadequate nutritional status point to the relevance of using these indicators in clinical practice. |
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