DIAGNóSTICO Y PREVALENCIA DE SARCOPENIA: UN ESTUDIO INTERDISCIPLINARIO Y MULTICéNTRICO CON ADULTOS MAYORES DE CIUDAD AUTóNOMA DE BUENOS AIRES (CABA) Y áREA METROPOLITANA, ARGENTINA.

摘要

Introduction: Sarcopenia is the loss of strength and muscle mass during aging, and it is a highly prevalent geriatricsyndrome. Objectives: To determine the prevalence of sarcopenia in a group of elderly in the metropolitan area ofBuenos Aires (Argentina), using the criteria proposed by the European Working Group on sarcopenia in Older People(EWGSOP).Methods: quantitative, descriptive, correlational, cross-sectional study. The sample was 82 adults, 65 and older, nonprobabilisticby volunteers. Body Mass Index (BMI), Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA), Muscle Mass Index(IMM) (bioelectrical impedance equipment InBody 120), muscle strength (Jamar 5030J1) Integral GerontologicalRating (VGI), Depression (Test was evaluated Yesavage) and protective factors for pathological aging (FAPREN)were evaluated. For data analysis we used SPSS statistics 20.Results: A sample of 82 subjects divided as follows, 67 women (81.7%) and 15 men (18.3%) were evaluated; theaverage age was 75.37 ± 6.29 years. According to the criteria proposed by the EWGSOP: 55 volunteers (67.1%) theyhad sarcopenia, 34.1% (n = 28) pre-sarcopenia, 28% (n = 23) sarcopenia and 4.9% (n = 4) severe sarcopenia. 54.5%of sarcopenic of overweight and obesity, significant relationship between IMM and BMI (p = 0.0004). No significantrelationship between sarcopenia and cognitive impairment or depression was found.Conclusion: The prevalence of sarcopenia is significant in the studied sample. The travel speed, Rise and Walk Testand Barthel showed little functional impact on sarcopenic volunteers. Sarcopenic showed that obesity is significant inthe studied sample.