ResumoNo envelhecimento ocorrem mudanças corpóreas, dentre as quais a diminuição de massa magra com prejuízo na força muscular, afetando a capacidade funcional. Atualmente, o teste de Força de Preensão Palmar (FPP) está sendo utilizado para avaliar a força muscular global como auxiliar na avaliação nutricional. Objetivo: Verificar a correlação entre o estado nutricional e a FPP em idosos. Métodos: Estudo transversal realizado com idosos atendidos em ambulatórios de uma universidade pública federal. Para a classificação do estado nutricional, utilizam-se: índice de massa corpórea (IMC), avaliação nutricional por meio da Mini-Avaliação Nutricional (MAN), circunferência da panturrilha (CP) e FPP realizada com auxílio de um dinamômetro manual hidráulico. Utilizaram-se como referência para a FPP e IMC os pontos de cortes divididos por gênero (projeto SABE/OPAS). Resultados: Amostra constituída (n=42) na sua maioria por mulheres (66,7%), apresentando em média 26,82 pontos na MAN e pelo IMC a maioria dos idosos eram eutróficos -46,4% mulheres e 57,1% homens. Homens e mulheres obtiveram média superior a 31 cm de circunferência da panturrilha (CP). A média de força para homens foi superior ao valor obtido pelas mulheres. Não houve diferença estatisticamente significante entre o estado nutricional classificado pelo IMC e a FPP para homens e mulheres; houve correlação estatisticamente significante (p 0,008) entre o estado nutricional classificado pela MAN e a força de preensão palmar na amostra total. Conclusões: Dentre os métodos para avaliar o estado nutricional, apenas a MAN correlacionou-se positivamente com a FPP, que é uma medida associada à funcionalidade em idosos.
AbstractIn the aging process, body changes occur, such as reduction of lean mass with impaired muscle strength, affecting the functional capacity. Currently, the Hand Grip Strength Test (HGST) is being used to evaluate the overall muscle strength as an aid in nutritional assessment. Objective: To investigate the correlation between the HGST and nutritional
Palavras-chave:Envelhecimento. Avaliação Nutricional. Dinamômetro de Força Muscular. Força muscular.
Objective: The objective was to evaluate the association between sarcopenia (EWGSOP) and osteoporosis in older adults. Subjects and methods: This is a cross sectional analysis of a baseline evaluation of the SARCopenia and OSteoporosis in Older Adults with Cardiovascular Diseases Study (SARCOS). Three hundred and thirty-two subjects over 65 years of age were evaluated. Sarcopenia was determined by EWGSOP flowchart and Osteoporosis was established by WHO's criteria. Physical function, comorbidities and medications were evaluated. Results: Women were older (79.8 ± 7.2 years) than men (78.21 ± 6.7 years) (p = 0.042). Osteoporosis occurred in 24.8% of men, and in 42.7% of women (p < 0.001); sarcopenia occurred in 25.5% of men and in 17.7%, of women (p = 0.103). Osteoporosis was diagnosed in 68% of sarcopenic women, however only 20.7% (p = 0.009) of women with osteoporosis had sarcopenia; in older men, 44.7% of individuals with sarcopenia presented osteoporosis and 42.9% (p = 0.013) of men with osteoporosis showed sarcopenia. In an adjusted logistic regression analyses for sarcopenia, osteoporosis presented a statistically significant association with sarcopenia in men [OR: 2.930 (95% CI: 1.044-8.237; p = 0.041)] but not in women [OR: 2.081 (0.787-5.5; p = 0.142)]; in the adjusted logistic regression analyses for osteoporosis, a statistically significant association occurred in men [OR: 2.984 (95% CI: 1.144-7.809; p = 0.025)], but not in women [OR: 2.093 (0.962-3.714; p = 0.137)]. Conclusion: According to sex, there are significant differences in the association between sarcopenia EWGSOP and osteoporosis in outpatient older adults. It is strong and significant in males; in females, despite showing a positive trend, it was not statistically significant.
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