Relationship between BMI and physical performance among older adults

被引：24

作者：

Ferreira, Raiana Souza ^{[1
]}

Coqueiro, Raildo da Silva ^{[1
]}

Barbosa, Aline Rodrigues ^{[1
,2
]}

Pinheiro, Paloma Andrade ^{[1
,3
]}

Fernandes, Marcos Henrique ^{[1
,3
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Estadual Sudoeste Bahia, Dept Saude, Nucleo Estudos Epidemiol Envelhecimento NEPE, BR-45206190 Jequie, BA, Brazil

[2] Univ Fed Santa Catarina, Dept Educ Fis, Ctr Desportos, Florianopolis, SC, Brazil

[3] Univ Estadual Sudoeste Bahia, Dept Saude, Programa Posgrad Enfermagem & Saude, Jequie, Brazil

来源：

GERIATRIC NURSING | 2013年 / 34卷 / 06期

关键词：

Body mass index; Nutritional status; Physical fitness; Time and motion studies; Health of the elderly; NUTRITIONAL-STATUS; MOTOR-PERFORMANCE; BODY-COMPOSITION; UNDERNUTRITION; DISABILITY; MORTALITY; HEALTH; RISK;

D O I：

10.1016/j.gerinurse.2013.07.013

中图分类号：

R592 [老年病学]; C [社会科学总论];

学科分类号：

03 ; 0303 ; 100203 ;

摘要：

Our objective was to examine the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and physical performance in community-dwelling older adults. This was a descriptive and association study, based on secondary data derived from a population-based epidemiological research involving 316 older adults. The BMI was thus classified: <22.0 kg/m(2), underweight; 22.0 <= BMI <= 27.0 kg/m(2), adequate; >27.0 kg/m(2), overweight. Physical performance was assessed based on "chair stand", "pick up a pen" and walking tests. Associations between BMI and performance at each test were tested by Cox regression for survival analysis with multiple modeling adjusted by gender and age, adopting a significance level of 5% (alpha = 0.05). Individuals with underweight (beta(adjusted) = 0.64; p = 0.004), performed poorly in the "chair stand" test when compared to individuals with adequate weight. The BMI was a predictor of good physical function, with underweight being more of a limiting factor than overweight. (C) 2013 Mosby, Inc. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：465 / 468

页数：4