Body composition and functional capacity evaluations in long-lived subjects
International Journal of Development Research
Body composition and functional capacity evaluations in long-lived subjects
Received 20th January, 2018; Received in revised form 07th February, 2018; Accepted 19th March, 2018; Published online 30th April, 2018
Copyright © 2018, Sabrina Clares de Almeida et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Introduction: The number of subjects with 80 years old or over are increasing, In wide world . Objectives: To evaluate body composition and functional capacity of elderly people living São Paulo., Method: This was a cross-sectional study, that recruited 65 subjects older than 74.6 years, in São Paulo. All participants underwent bioimpedance and six-minute walk tests. Results: The mean age was 78.8 ± 4.4., BMI was 27.4 ± 5.6. Overall, 61.6% were women. No loss of lean mass in the studied population, but women had a lower percentage of lean mass when compared to the men. We also observed that the longevity with better functional capacity was achieved in elderly with higher values LM. Conclusion: The body composition of healthy long-lived subjects present significant percentage of lean mass. The functional capacity assessed by the 6MWT was considered adequate given the distance walked achieved and the improvement in physiological variables.
