Normative values for anthropometric, adiposity, and handgrip strength in Costa Rican adults aged 60 to 110 years old

dc.creatorCampos Salazar,Cinthya
dc.creatorChacón Araya,Yamileth
dc.creatorSolano Mora,Luis
dc.creatorBrenes Camacho,Gilbert
dc.creatorMoncada Jiménez,José
dc.date2019-12-01
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-25T14:21:36Z
dc.date.available2023-09-25T14:21:36Z
dc.identifierhttp://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1409-14292019000200239
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/8818287
dc.descriptionAbstract Objective: The purpose of the study was to develop normative data for anthropometric, adiposity and upper body strength in Costa Rican adults 60 to 110 years old. Method: A representative sample of Costa Rican male and female older adults (n= 2 711) were assessed for body weight and height, knee height, waist, hip and arm circumferences, adiposity, and upper-body strength. The 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th, and 90th percentiles were selected as the normative reference points for each 10-year age groups (60-69, 70-79, 80-89, 90-99, and ≥100). Results: Men and women experience age-related increased adiposity and reductions in upper body strength; however, men increased their upper-body strength at older ages. Conclusion: The normative values allow health professionals to monitor anthropometric, adiposity, and upper-body strength in older adults, and to design comprehensive fitness interventions that promote a healthy lifestyle in the population.
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dc.languageen
dc.publisherAsociación Costarricense de Salud Pública
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.sourceRevista Costarricense de Salud Pública v.28 n.2 2019
dc.subjectnorms
dc.subjectaging
dc.subjectfitness
dc.subjectadiposity
dc.subjectLatin America.
dc.titleNormative values for anthropometric, adiposity, and handgrip strength in Costa Rican adults aged 60 to 110 years old
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article


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