The influence of body mass in elderly fallers and elderly non-fallers
<p>The aim of this study was to identify the profile of the body composition of elderly fallers and non-fallers and evaluate its association with the risk of falls. A total of 100 elderly of the community, 28 men and 72 women with a average 71,82 ± 8,09 age of years. The data had been collecte...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo
2015-05-01
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| Series: | Kairós Gerontologia |
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| Online Access: | http://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/kairos/article/view/23750 |
| Summary: | <p>The aim of this study was to identify the profile of the body composition of elderly fallers and non-fallers and evaluate its association with the risk of falls. A total of 100 elderly of the community, 28 men and 72 women with a average 71,82 ± 8,09 age of years. The data had been collected by means of SABE, health, well being and aging questionnaire and statistical analyzed in descriptive form via Fisher's exact test. The result of the survey identified that both the elderly fallers and non-fallers were mostly as individuals eutrophic. This contradict the hypothesis that the change of. This contradict the hypothesis that the change of body weight may favor the risk of falls. That was evidenced the importance of prevention of falls, especially in this population, given that other aspects may be involved in this event.</p> <p> </p> |
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| ISSN: | 1516-2567 2176-901X |