scholarly journals MULHERES IDOSAS OBESAS APRESENTAM MAIOR PREVALÊNCIA DE QUEDAS E PIOR EQUILÍBRIO ESTÁTICO E DINÂMICO? UM ESTUDO TRANSVERSAL / OBESE ELDERLY WOMEN WITH HIGHER PREVALENCE OFF FALLS AND WORSE DYNAMIC AND STATIC BALANCE? A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (11) ◽  
pp. 89242-89254
Author(s):  
Ana Eliza Corrér Rodrigues ◽  
Walter Sepúlveda-Loyola ◽  
Ligia Maria Facci ◽  
Camila Signori ◽  
Fernanda Cristiane de Melo
Keyword(s):  
Elderly Women ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Static Balance ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional

scholarly journals Comparison of static balance of elderly women through two methods: computerized photogrammetry and accelerometer

2015 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 349-356 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dirciane Stieven de Oliveira ◽  
Gisele Oltramari ◽  
Rodrigo Costa Schuster ◽  
Daniel Tiago da Costa de Oliveira
Keyword(s):  
Aging Process ◽  
Elderly Women ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
The Body ◽  
Static Balance ◽  
Triaxial Accelerometer ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Balance Assessment ◽  
Cross Sectional

Introduction The aging process produces functional and structural deficits in the body, among these changes we highlight the changes in balance. Objective This study aims to compare the computed photogrammetry and accelerometer to assess static balance in the elderly. Methods This was an observational, cross-sectional study. The study included 112 female subjects participating in a mothers club, where the balance assessment was performed using computerized photogrammetry and accelerometer. Results Average age 70.3 ± 5.8 [60-79] years, with the majority of the sample (47.3%) consisted of elderly widows, followed by 41.1% of married elderly. Most of the sample (73.2%) reported not working, eighty-six percent of the sample reported not having suffered falls in the last year. The vast majority of elderly studied (93.8%) reported not having suffered fracture episode and 6.3% reported having suffered fracture episode in the last three months, 75% of the sample owned anteriorization trunk, 63% had previous oscillation trunk and 37% had subsequent oscillation. Conclusion There were significant direct and a moderate to good between the measurements obtained in photogrammetry and triaxial accelerometer correlations.

scholarly journals Sex Differences in the Association Between Obesity and Cognitive Impairment in a Low-Income Elderly Population in Rural China: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dandan Guo ◽  
Xin Zhang ◽  
Changqing Zhan ◽  
Qiuxing Lin ◽  
Jie Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Elderly Population ◽  
Elderly Women ◽  
Rural China ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Elderly Men ◽  
Cross Sectional

Background: Obesity is a potentially modifiable risk factor for cognitive impairment. However, sex-specific relationships between obesity and cognitive impairment in late life remain unclear.Objective: We aimed to assess sex differences in the association between various obesity parameters and cognitive impairment in a low-income elderly population in rural China.Methods: A population-based cross-sectional study was conducted to collect basic information from elderly residents aged 60 years and older from April 2014 to August 2014 in rural areas of Tianjin, China. Obesity parameters, including body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC), and Mini Mental State Examination scores were measured, and the relationships between these variables were assessed.Results: A total of 1,081 residents with a mean age of 67.70 years were enrolled in this study. After adjusting for age, educational attainment, smoking status, drinking status, physical exercise participation, and the presence of diabetes and hyperlipidemia, blood pressure group; a high BMI was found to be associated with an increased prevalence of cognitive impairment in elderly women. Each 1-unit increase in BMI was associated with a 5.9% increase in the prevalence of cognitive impairment. WC was related to the prevalence of cognitive impairment in elderly men, and each 1-cm increase in WC was associated with a 4.0% decrease in the prevalence of cognitive impairment. However, there were no significant associations between WC and cognitive function in women or between BMI and cognitive impairment in men.Conclusion: A greater WC was positively associated with better cognitive function in low-income elderly men in rural China, whereas a higher BMI was associated with an increased risk of cognitive impairment in elderly women, independent of sociodemographic, lifestyle, and health-related comorbid factors. Our results suggest weight management of elderly women in rural China may have cognitive benefits. However, randomized controlled trials would be needed to confirm causality.

scholarly journals Age-Associated Endocrine Deficiencies and Muscle Function in Elderly Women - A Cross-Sectional Study

1997 ◽  
Vol 26 (suppl 1) ◽  
pp. P12-P12
Author(s):  
S. Boonen ◽  
B. Ghesquiere ◽  
S. Breemans ◽  
R. Lysens ◽  
R. Bouillon
Keyword(s):  
Muscle Function ◽  
Elderly Women ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional

scholarly journals Association between obesity and sickness in the past two weeks among middle-aged and elderly women: A cross-sectional study in Southern China

PLoS ONE ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (8) ◽  
pp. e0203034 ◽  
Author(s):  
Li-Ying Fu ◽  
Xiao-Xiao Wang ◽  
Xiao Wu ◽  
Bo Li ◽  
Ling-Ling Huang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Elderly Women ◽  
Southern China ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Past

scholarly journals Depressive Symptoms in Middle-Aged and Elderly Women Are Associated with a Low Intake of Vitamin B6: A Cross-Sectional Study

Nutrients ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (11) ◽  
pp. 3437
Author(s):  
Tamami Odai ◽  
Masakazu Terauchi ◽  
Risa Suzuki ◽  
Kiyoko Kato ◽  
Asuka Hirose ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Vitamin B6 ◽  
Dietary Habits ◽  
Elderly Women ◽  
Menopausal Status ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Background Factors

This study investigated the nutritional factors that are associated with anxiety and depressive symptoms in Japanese middle-aged and elderly women. We conducted a cross-sectional study with 289 study participants aged ≥40 years (mean age = 52.0 ± 6.9 years). Their dietary habits, menopausal status and symptoms, and varied background factors, such as body composition, lifestyle factors, and cardiovascular parameters, were assessed. Their anxiety and depressive symptoms were evaluated using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), where scores of 0–7 points, 8–10 points, and 11–21 points on either the anxiety or depression subscales were categorized as mild, moderate, and severe, respectively. The dietary consumption of nutrients was assessed using a brief self-administered diet history questionnaire. The relationships between the moderate-to-severe anxiety/depressive symptoms and the dietary intake of 43 major nutrients were investigated using multivariate logistic regression analyses. After adjusting for age, menopausal status, and the background factors that were significantly related to depressive symptoms, moderate and severe depression was significantly inversely associated with only vitamin B6 (adjusted odds ratio per 10 μg/MJ in vitamin B6 intake = 0.89, 95% confidence interval = 0.80–0.99). A higher intake of vitamin B6 could help relieve depressive symptoms for this population.

scholarly journals Greater Cortical Thickness in Elderly Female Yoga Practitioners—A Cross-Sectional Study

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rui F. Afonso ◽  
Joana B. Balardin ◽  
Sara Lazar ◽  
João R. Sato ◽  
Nadja Igarashi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cortical Thickness ◽  
Elderly Women ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Activity Level ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Superior Frontal Gyrus ◽  
Healthy Elderly ◽  
Yoga Practitioners

Yoga, a mind-body activity that requires attentional engagement, has been associated with positive changes in brain structure and function, especially in areas related to awareness, attention, executive functions and memory. Normal aging, on the other hand, has also been associated with structural and functional brain changes, but these generally involve decreased cognitive functions. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to compare brain cortical thickness (CT) in elderly yoga practitioners and a group of age-matched healthy non-practitioners. We tested 21 older women who had practiced hatha yoga for at least 8 years and 21 women naive to yoga, meditation or any mind-body interventions who were matched to the first group in age, years of formal education and physical activity level. A T1-weighted MPRAGE sequence was acquired for each participant. Yoga practitioners showed significantly greater CT in a left prefrontal lobe cluster, which included portions of the lateral middle frontal gyrus, anterior superior frontal gyrus and dorsal superior frontal gyrus. We found greater CT in the left prefrontal cortex of healthy elderly women who trained yoga for a minimum of 8 years compared with women in the control group.

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