This study aimed to identify the prevalence and factors associated with dynapenia in older women, considering different cutoff points as diagnostic criteria.
The prevalence of dynapenia was 14.1% (HGS < 16 kgf) and 46.3% (HGS < 20 kgf) (p < 0.001). It was also observed that older women with familyincome ≤ 1 minimum wage and those with low weight presented, respectively, 2.22 (95%CI 1.12-4.39) and 4.72 (95%CI 1.64-13.58) times higher probability of dynapenia identified by HGS < 16 kgf. Moreover, for the cutoff point < 20 kgf, the probability of dynapenia was higher in womenaged ≥ 80 years (PR1.91; 95%CI 1.23-2.95), in insufficiently active women (PR 1.34; 95%CI 1.01-2.57), among those with low weight (PR 1.61; 95%CI 1.01-2.57), and in those who reported falls (PR1.42; 95%CI 1.04-1.96).
Conclusion:
Therefore, it is concluded that there is a difference between the prevalence and factors associated with dynapenia when different cutoff points are adopted.