Sarcopenia and cardiovascular risk in physically active adult and elderly women
Autor: | Eliane Aparecida de Castro; Luciana Moreira Lima; Matheus Santos Cerqueira; Sebastião Gobbi; Leonice Aparecida Doimo |
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Sprache: | Englisch |
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2014 |
Quelle: | Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles |
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http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1980-65742014000100092&lng=en&tlng=en https://doaj.org/toc/1980-6574 1980-6574 doi:10.1590/S1980-65742014000100014 https://doaj.org/article/bded5e3c3c114e79b2cd01b2ed67c147 https://doi.org/10.1590/S1980-65742014000100014 https://doaj.org/article/bded5e3c3c114e79b2cd01b2ed67c147 |
Erfassungsnummer: | ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:bded5e3c3c114e79b2cd01b2ed67c147 |
Zusammenfassung
The purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence of sarcopenia and its association with risk factors for cardiovascular diseases (CVD) in non-sedentary women. Study participants were 124 women (control group (CG) n = 33; 24.5 ± 2.9 years and study group (SG) n = 91; 61.9 ± 8.7 years). Anthropometric measurements, blood parameters, body composition (DXA), anthropometric indices and questionnaire answers were analyzed. Sarcopenia was considered as a standard deviation below mean values for young people, corresponding to 7.3 kg/m2 and classifying 34.1% of SG as sarcopenic. Prevalence of risk for CVD considered low, moderate and high was 21%, 60% and 19%, respectively. Logistic regression showed no relationship between sarcopenia and risk factors for CVD, except for body mass index as a protection factor. There was a tendency for sarcopenia to assume associations as risk factor for variables smoking, triglycerides, obesity, abdominal fat, and Framingham Risk Score and as a protection factor for variable physical activity level.