| dc.creator | Lins Mendes,Roberta Maria | |
| dc.creator | Sabino Pinho,Cláudia Porto | |
| dc.creator | Santana,Natália de Moraes | |
| dc.creator | Santos,Natália Fernandes dos | |
| dc.date | 2019-02-01 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-08-05T02:57:31Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2020-08-05T02:57:31Z | |
| dc.identifier | https://scielo.conicyt.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-75182019000100011 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://revistaschilenas.uchile.cl/handle/2250/150524 | |
| dc.description | ABSTRACT Sarcopenia is a syndrome characterized by the progressive and widespread loss of skeletal muscle mass and strength, with a risk of adverse outcomes such as disability, reduced quality of life and death. Objective: To investigate the prevalence of sarcopenia and its associated factors in cardiac patients. Methods: We performed a cross-sectional study in a public hospital in northeast Brazil, involving patients aged ≥60 years with coronary artery disease. Sarcopenia was determined by muscle mass (bioelectrical impedance analysis) and skeletal muscle mass index by a predictive equation, muscle strength (measured by grip strength) and physical performance (driving speed test). We tested relationships between sarcopenia and socioeconomic, demographic, clinical, nutritional and lifestyle variables. Results: We evaluated 148 patients, with an average age of 73.9±7.4years. We observed a prevalence of sarcopenia of 62.8%; of which 72% were classified as having severe sarcopenia. The variables associated with sarcopenia were male sex (p= 0.014), age >80 years (p= 0.005), and being malnourished according to BMI (p< 0.001), arm circumference (p= 0.006) and calf circumference (p= 0.045); the other variables were not statistically significant. Conclusion: The prevalence of sarcopenia in our sample was high. We found that sarcopenia related to sex, age, and nutritional status. | |
| dc.format | text/html | |
| dc.language | en | |
| dc.publisher | Sociedad Chilena de Nutrición, Bromatología y Toxicología | |
| dc.relation | 10.4067/s0717-75182019000100011 | |
| dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | |
| dc.source | Revista chilena de nutrición v.46 n.1 2019 | |
| dc.subject | Elderly | |
| dc.subject | Sarcopenia | |
| dc.subject | Cardiovascular disease | |
| dc.subject | Malnutrition | |
| dc.title | Sarcopenia in elderly hospitalized coronary patients | |
