Abstract
Purpose: To analyze the prevalence and factors related to dynapenia in elderly women treated in primary health care, as well as compare anthropometric, metabolic and inflammatory parameters according to the determination of dynapenia. Methodology: A cross-sectional, quantitative study was carried out with elderly women at a Basic Health Unit in the Federal District. Sampling was carried out by convenience. Dynapenia was determined as a handgrip strength of less than 20 kilograms. Results: The elderly women had a mean age of 68.4 (± 6.2 years). Of the 200 elderly women studied, 113 had dynapenia (56.5%). Those with dynapenia had a higher age (P= 0.003), Il-6 (P=0.049) and time to perform the TUG (P< 0.001), lower MMSE score (P= 0.019) and lower HRF (P= <0.001) than those without dynapenia. No significant differences were observed for the metabolic variables (P> 0.05). Conclusion: The study found a prevalence of dynapenia in 56.5% of the elderly women. No differences were observed in the metabolic pattern among the elderly women. Finally, impaired functional performance remained associated with a greater chance of the elderly presenting dynapenia.
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