The relationship between risk factors for metabolic syndrome in the physically active elderly / A relação entre os fatores de risco para a síndrome metabólica em idosos fisicamente ativos
Maciel, Erika Silva; Sonati, Jaqueline Girnos; Modeneze, Dênis Marcelo; Vilela Junior, Guanis Barros; Vasconcelos, Julia Santos; Vilarta, Roberto.
Estud. interdiscip. envelhec
; 20(2): 427-440, ago. 2015. tab, ilus
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| LILACS | ID: biblio-834557
Aging has a significant impact on the decrease of lean body mass and physical activity level, being related to the reduction in basal metabolic rate and the increase of overweight and obesity in the elderly. The aim of this study is to identify correlations among the risk factors of metabolic syndrome (MS) from the measurement of abdominal perimeter (AP) and body mass index (BMI) with blood parameters for fasting blood glucose (FBG), total cholesterol (TC) and triglycerides (TG) in active elderly people. Measurements of weight and height were adopted to classify criteria by the World Health Organization (WHO) and to calculate BMI. The measurement of AP was done in centimeters. Blood parameters for FBG, TC, and TG were assessed by collecting blood from the fingertip and analyzing it using the Accutrend Plus (Roche) equipment. For data analysis, the Pearson correlation coefficient between anthropometric measures (independent variables) and blood parameters (dependent variables) was calculated. Simple linear regression was applied to the significant variables (0.05%). The BMI assessment shows 71% of the elderly were overweight and 34% were obese. Over the cut-off point recommended, 57% of the sample was indicated by AP. The correlation test shows evidence regarding the existence of a significant association between FBG and AP and also between AP and TG as compared to the use of BMI. The AP measurement seems to be an efficient indication of the relationship between risk factors for MS and should be incorporated into routines to assess the elderly as an indicator of abdominal obesity.
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