Abstract
Objective: Identify a score for the diagnostic assessment of health and body image based on anthropometric and biochemical measures in the elderly. Method: Transversal research exploratory and quantitative approach, developed in the South of the city of Joao Pessoa-PB with 21 elderly practitioners of physical exercises in sport aerobics in the period of May to June 2015. It was used a sociodemographic questionnaire and the International Physical Activity questionnaire, IPAQ. The research was authorized by the ethics on Research Committee of the University Center of Joao Pessoa/PB, CAAE 38840214.7.0000.5176. Results: The study subjects had an average age of 65.9 and standard deviation 6.92 years. It was observed in table 2 the importance of body fat Mass and waist hip as the most influential in lifestyle, according to the non-parametric test of McNemar suitable for dichotomous dependent data. In table 3 the importance of all variables with exception of Edema as the most influential in body image, according to the non-parametric test of McNemar Conclusion: It is observed that the elderly present composition of body fat mass and relative CK high, according to the measure of proximity of Jaccard, thus most of the elderly are in opposition to a healthy lifestyle. It is essential for the understanding of the characteristics and the transformations that the individuals with the advancement of age which reinforces the need for more effective actions in the control and/or prevention of health-related factors in the elderly.
Highlights
IntroductionThe quality of life is considered to be the perception of the individual as your position in life, in the context of culture and value system, in which he lives in relation to your goals, expectations, standards and concerns [1].Due to physiological decline during ageing existing muscle mass in humans and the force that reaches peak levels between the second and fourth decades of life suffers a drop in percentage, it is estimated that we lost about 1/2% of our muscle mass per year, this percentile increases between 1% and 2% annually after 50 years and the 3% annually after the age of 60 [2].To minimize such effects, it is necessary that the individual stop being sedentary, decreasing in 40 percent the risk of death from cardiovascular disease, when linked to a proper diet and physical activities, showing a change in behavior can lead to significant improvements in health and quality of life [3].The elderly population presents high prevalence of overweight (58.4%) and obesity (19.4%)
It is observed that the elderly present composition of body fat mass and relative CK high, according to the measure of proximity of Jaccard, most of the elderly are in opposition to a healthy lifestyle
You can observe the values of this array that the variables: body fat mass and waist hip are those that are less in agreement with the lifestyle
Summary
The quality of life is considered to be the perception of the individual as your position in life, in the context of culture and value system, in which he lives in relation to your goals, expectations, standards and concerns [1].Due to physiological decline during ageing existing muscle mass in humans and the force that reaches peak levels between the second and fourth decades of life suffers a drop in percentage, it is estimated that we lost about 1/2% of our muscle mass per year, this percentile increases between 1% and 2% annually after 50 years and the 3% annually after the age of 60 [2].To minimize such effects, it is necessary that the individual stop being sedentary, decreasing in 40 percent the risk of death from cardiovascular disease, when linked to a proper diet and physical activities, showing a change in behavior can lead to significant improvements in health and quality of life [3].The elderly population presents high prevalence of overweight (58.4%) and obesity (19.4%). Due to physiological decline during ageing existing muscle mass in humans and the force that reaches peak levels between the second and fourth decades of life suffers a drop in percentage, it is estimated that we lost about 1/2% of our muscle mass per year, this percentile increases between 1% and 2% annually after 50 years and the 3% annually after the age of 60 [2] To minimize such effects, it is necessary that the individual stop being sedentary, decreasing in 40 percent the risk of death from cardiovascular disease, when linked to a proper diet and physical activities, showing a change in behavior can lead to significant improvements in health and quality of life [3]. Among the not modifiable, are relevant to family history of premature cardiovascular disease, age (greater than 45 years male and female greater than 55 years) and sex [5]
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