TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - Dynapenic abdominal obesity, single and recurrent falls in older Brazilian adults: Elsi-Brazil results
JO  - Journal of aging and health
A1  - Coelho de Amorim, Juleimar Soares
A1  - Perracini, Monica Rodrigues
A1  - Alexandre, Tiago da Silva
A1  - Máximo, Roberta de Oliveira
A1  - Nascimento-Souza, Mary Anne
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - OBJECTIVE: Cross-sectional study to verify the association between dynapenic abdominal obesity and the occurrence of single and recurrent falls among Brazilian adults aged 50 years and over. <br><br>METHODS: Baseline data from the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Aging (ELSI-Brazil), comprising 8374 individuals aged 50 years and over, were analyzed. Participants were categorized according to the report of falls, dynapenic abdominal obesity was determined by combining the presence of abdominal obesity (waist circumference) and dynapenia (handgrip strength). A multinomial regression adjusted for multiple variables was conducted. <br><br>RESULTS: The prevalence of a fall was 10.4% (95% CI: 9.7-11.2) and 10.8% for single and recurrent (95% CI: 9.9-11.9). Dynapenic abdominal obesity was associated with a single fall (OR: 1.3; 95% CI 1.1-1.7) and showed greater strength of association with recurrent falls (OR: 2.8; 95% CI 2.1-3.8). <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Our data showed that the coexistence of abdominal obesity and dynapenia in older adults creates additional challenges for aging.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0898-2643
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/08982643231169315
ID  - ref1
ER  -