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Rev. chil. nutr ; 38(1): 23-29, mar. 2011. ilus, tab
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-592072

ABSTRACT

Background: The control of the birthrate and the decrease of the mortality have unleashed a demographic aging. Nutritional status indicators are useless and in some cases it is not possible to determine the exact height or weight, making these indicators useless. Aim: To correlate the BMI with calf perimeter and muscle strength (dynamo-metry dominant and non-dominant). Methods: We studied 60 adults over 60 years old, with self-maintenance functional capacity. The subjects belonged to the "Circle of Retired Chilean Police" of Chillan city in Chile. The anthropometric measurements and dynamometry were obtained according to WHO specifications. We used correlation coefficients and ANOVA to determine the association between variables. Results: There was a weak negative relationship between dynamometry with BMI, r= -0.19 dynamometry dominant (p=0.332) and r= -0.11 dynamometry non-dominant (p=0.806), but a positive correlation was found between the calf perimeter and BMI, r= 0,64 (p<0.001). Conclusions: The data show the utility of calf perimeter as an indicator of nutritional status in the study of subjects, which was not observed with dynamometry.


Introducción: El control de la natalidad y el descenso de la mortalidad han desencadenado un envejecimiento demográfico, por lo que en algunos casos no es posible determinar con exactitud la estatura o el peso, careciendo de utilidad los indicadores nutricionales. Objetivo: Relacionar el índice de masa corporal (IMC) con el perímetro de pantorrilla y la fuerza muscular medida por la dinamometría de mano dominante y no-dominante. Métodos: Se estudiaron 60 adultos mayores de 60 años, con capacidad funcional de autovalencia, los adultos pertenecían al círculo de Carabineros de Chile en retiro de la ciudad de Chillan en la VII Región. Los datos antropométricos y la dinamometría se determinaron de acuerdo a las técnicas establecidas por la OMS. Se utilizó el coeficiente de correlación y Anova para determinar la asociación entre las variables. Resultados: Se observó una relación negativa débil entre ambas dinamometrías con el IMC; r = -0.19, dominante (p 0.332) y no dominante r = -0.11 (p 0.806), pero se encontró una correlación positiva de carácter mediana, entre el perímetro de pantorrilla y el IMC, r = 0.64 (p<0.001). Conclusiones: Los datos aportados evidencian la utilidad del perímetro de pantorrilla como indicador del estado nutricional en los sujetos de estudio, no así la dinamometría de mano.


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Humans , Male , Female , Aged , Nutritional Status/physiology , Elder Nutritional Physiological Phenomena/physiology , Anthropometry , Body Mass Index , Mid-Upper Arm Circumference/methods , Frail Elderly , Homes for the Aged
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Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz ; 84(supl.4): 69-73, 1989. ilus
Article in Portuguese | LILACS | ID: lil-623848

ABSTRACT

With the purpose of maiking easier the determination of the physiological age of Stomosys calcitrans population, a classification based on the oocitary developtment and number of ovipositions was proposed. Female were reared under laboratory conditions, in individual cages and maintained in the presence of male for copulation. On the proper time, ovary and oviduct were removed and the stage of development was observed. Adult female were classified as: 1-New emerged female, 2 - Young nuliparous female, 3 - Old nuliparous female, 4 - Uniparousfemale, 5 - Two or three ovipositions times female, and 6 - Multiparous female.


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Animals , Muscidae/classification , Muscidae/physiology , Elder Nutritional Physiological Phenomena/physiology
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