Cognitive profile associated with functional and anthropometric aspects in elderly

  • W. Araújo de Brito Curso de Enfermagem das Faculdades Integradas Promove de Brasília e Faculdades ICESP, Brasília, Brazil
  • L. Mendes Curso de Enfermagem das Faculdades Integradas Promove de Brasília e Faculdades ICESP, Brasília, Brazil
  • M. Magalhães Sales Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação Física da Universidade Católica de Brasília – UCB, Brasília, Brazil
  • J.B. Neto Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação Física da Universidade Católica de Brasília – UCB, Brasília, Brazil
  • C.J. Brito Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, UFJF, Minas Gerais, Brazil
  • M.E. da Silva Grigoletto Programa de Pós Graduação em Educação Física da Universidade Federal de Sergipe – UFS, Sergipe, Brazil
  • A. Pimentel Ferreira Núcleo Interdisciplinar de Pesquisa – NIP das Faculdades Integradas Promove de Brasília e Faculdades ICESP, Brasília, Brazil
DOI: https://doi.org/10.33155/ramd.v9i4.150
Keywords: Personas mayores, Demencia, Antropometría Aging, Dementia, Anthropometry Idoso, Demência, Antropometria

Abstract

 
Objective

To identify the cognitive profile of the elderly and its association with anthropometric and functional aspects.

Methodology

It is a cross-sectional study conducted in 84 elderly. Measured up the following anthropometric variables: body weight, height, waist circumference, hip circumference for subsequent calculation of the conicity index, waist/hip ratio and waist/height ratio. Furthermore, the functional aspects were measured based on the battery of tests adapted from Functional Fitness Test and cognitive impairment using the Mini Mental State Examination.

Results

Dementia was found in 7% of the elderly, with no difference between genders. The waist/height ratio above 0.67 cm increased by 5.6 times the chance to develop dementia, while the balance showed a protective factor (15% less likely).

Conclusion

There was a low prevalence of dementia, the Waist Circumference and Hip Circumference indexes demonstrated a predictive capacity for dementia while the balance pattern was considered a protective factor.

 
 
 
Published
2018-04-24
Issue
Vol. 9 No. 4 (2016): December 2016
Section
Originals
Page/s
154-159
DOI
https://doi.org/10.33155/ramd.v9i4.150