CORRELATION BETWEEN NUTRITIONAL STATUS AND SARCOPENIA IN ELDERLY FALLERS FROM PREVQUEDAS BRAZIL

• Published in: Innovation in aging Vol. 1; no. suppl_1; p. 1230
• Main Authors: Magalhes, M.Z., Ishigaki, E.Y., Passos, A., Paschoal, S., Perracini, M., Leme, L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: US Oxford University Press 01.07.2017
• Subjects: Abstracts
• ISSN: 2399-5300; 2399-5300
• DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igx004.4466

Introduction: Nutritional assessment determines the nutritional status, which results from the balance between food intake and caloric expenditure. Sarcopenia is the simultaneous decline of muscle strength and function, often seen in the aging process. This loss can lead to hospitalization, decreased functionality, fragility syndrome and consequently increases the risk of falls in the elderly. Objective: Examine prevalence of sarcopenia in elderly fallers through the Muscle Mass Index (MMI ≤8.87kg/m). Secondarily, examine the relationship among sarcopenia and gender, number of falls, MAN® (Mini Nutritional Assessment) scores, functional status. Methods: Transversal data from Prevquedas Brazil, a Multicenter parallel-group randomized controlled trial that evaluates the effectiveness of a multifactorial falls prevention program in reducing rate of falls in community-dwelling elderly. Sarcopenia were classified according to the MMI, people were classified in normal nutritional status MAN® (≥ 24), risk of malnutrition (17 ≤ or ≥ 23,5) and malnourished (< 17). Functional status was based on Lawton and Katz scales. Statistical Analysis: Data analyzed through Chi-Square test, Fisher’s test, frequency chart, Box-and-Whisker plot, using Stata® and MedCalc®. Results: n=62, 77.4% female (N=48) and 54.9% of the total sample presented sarcopenia. The majority of the elderly with sarcopenia presented MAN without nutritional risk and without correlation with alteration of the functionality. Statistical homogeneity found between elderly with sarcopenia and non-sarcopenic ones, by fall event number. Statistical correlation found among sarcopenia, Body Mass Index and gender. Statistical significance found between the presence of sarcopenia, gender (p=0.037) and BMI (p=0.004). Conclusion: Sarcopenia prevalence confirmed in elderly fallers.