Banca de DEFESA: TAINÁ DE CASTRO OLIVEIRA

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STUDENT : TAINÁ DE CASTRO OLIVEIRA
DATE: 17/06/2023
TIME: 10:00
LOCAL: Remoto
TITLE:

PREVALENCE OF SARCOPENIA BASED ON DIFFERENT MUSCLE STRENGTH ASSESSMENT METHODS IN ELDERLY RESIDENTS RESIDENTING IN THE COMMUNITY: RESULTS OF THE PRO-EVA STUDY.

KEY WORDS:

Aging, Sarcopenia, Skeletal Muscle.

PAGES: 57
BIG AREA: Ciências da Saúde
AREA: Fisioterapia e Terapia Ocupacional
SUMMARY:

Introduction: As the world population ages, one of the important challenges for the health area is to intervene in the decline of the musculoskeletal system. This decline mainly consists of a reduction in muscle mass and function, which is called sarcopenia and is associated with adverse health outcomes. Although the number of studies on sarcopenia has increased, the reported prevalence varies greatly, since it depends on the characteristics of the population studied and the cutoff points adopted in the consensus. The different reference values have a critical impact on the epidemiology of sarcopenia as the cutoffs are not consistent. In this sense, defining the best cut-off point and the best way to measure the muscle mass and strength of individuals, considering not only ethnic heterogeneities, but also the practicality and cost of instruments aimed at this type of measurement, makes it if necessary. Objective: To verify the prevalence of sarcopenia using different forms of assessment proposed by the EWGSOP2. Methods: 778 community-dwelling elderly people living in a city in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil were evaluated. Cut-off points were defined for the variables used to screen for sarcopenia (grip strength, sit-stand test, skeletal muscle mass, gait speed, and SPPB) and the prevalence of sarcopenia components was found according to categorization by age group. Results: In both groups, the percentage of women is higher (61.5% and 58.8%), most were married (56.5% and 49.7%) and attended school for less than 8 years (77.2% and 89.5%). Comparing the proportions between the forms of assessment, a greater proportion of sarcopenia was observed in the methods that used the MME without height adjustment for both the handgrip (B) and the sit-to-stand test (D), this proportion increased in the group aged over 75 years. Conclusion: The analysis of the study confirmed that the prevalence of sarcopenia varies according to the methods used, where it is possible to do the screening through the grip strength as well as the sit-up test and both are more sensitive when associated with muscle mass without height adjustments. The increase in the prevalence of sarcopenia is also evident as age increases.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Externa à Instituição - ALINE DO NASCIMENTO FALCAO FREIRE MONTE - UFRN
Presidente - 1460020 - ALVARO CAMPOS CAVALCANTI MACIEL
Externa à Instituição - INGRID GUERRA AZEVEDO - UCT