Dissertação
Prevalência de sarcopenia e sua associação com parâmetros clínicos e laboratoriais em mulheres idosas
Fecha
2012-12-12Registro en:
SALAME, Marcelo. PREVALÊNCIA DE SARCOPENIA E SUA ASSOCIAÇÃO COM
PARÂMETROS CLÍNICOS E LABORATORIAIS EM MULHERES IDOSAS. 2012. 77 f. Dissertação (Mestrado em Medicina) - Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, 2012.
Autor
Salame, Marcelo
Institución
Resumen
In the last decade there were a considerable aging of the Brazilian population.
Furthermore, there were also an increasing in elderly people with co-morbidities. One of the
most dramatic co-morbidities of aging is sarcopenia. It is defined as decreased muscle
strength and decreased muscle mass. Sarcopenia is associated with functional
impairment in the elderly. There is no consensus in the standard definition of sarcopenia.
Moreover, the prevalence of sarcopenia in South Brazil is unknown. This study aims to
establish the average muscle mass in young adult population. Additionally, we aim to identify
the best diagnostic criteria of sarcopenia and apply it on the elderly population. Six and sixty
female subjects aged 60 years or older were compared to 39 women between 20 and 40 years.
Body composition, muscle strength and laboratory tests were evaluated. The prevalence of
sarcopenia ranged from 3.1% to 17.20% depending on the diagnostic criteria used. The best
diagnostic criteria were chosen based on ROC curve and Reclassification. The Baumgartner
(10th Percentile) was the best diagnostic criteria with largest association to functional
capacity. This study confirms the presence of Sarcopenia in the studied population. In
addition, we propose a new diagnostic approach for Sarcopenia.