The influence of body mass in elderly fallers and elderly non-fallers

Authors

  • Luciana Paludetti Zubieta Traldi Universidade Paulista.
  • Jair Lício Ferreira Santos Universidade de São Paulo.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2014v17i4p157-173

Keywords:

Aged, Accidents falls, Body weight.

Abstract

The aim of this study was to identify the profile of the body composition of elderly fallers and non-fallers and evaluate its association with the risk of falls. A total of 100 elderly of the community, 28 men and 72 women with a average 71,82 ± 8,09 age of years. The data had been collected by means of SABE, health, well being and aging questionnaire and statistical analyzed in descriptive form via Fisher's exact test. The result of the survey identified that both the elderly fallers and non-fallers were mostly as individuals eutrophic. This contradict the hypothesis that the change of. This contradict the hypothesis that the change of body weight may favor the risk of falls. That was evidenced the importance of prevention of falls, especially in this population, given that other aspects may be involved in this event.

 

Author Biographies

Luciana Paludetti Zubieta Traldi, Universidade Paulista.

Fisioterapeuta. Mestre em Ciências da Saúde pelo Departamento de Medicina Social, Universidade de São Paulo. Professora do Departamento de Fisioterapia da Universidade Paulista.

 

Jair Lício Ferreira Santos, Universidade de São Paulo.

Professor Titular Departamento de Medicina Social, Universidade de São Paulo.

 

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Published

2014-12-30

How to Cite

Traldi, L. P. Z., & Santos, J. L. F. (2014). The influence of body mass in elderly fallers and elderly non-fallers. Revista Kairós-Gerontologia, 17(4), 157–173. https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2014v17i4p157-173

Issue

Vol. 17 No. 4 (2014)

Section

Papers

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