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Relationship between sex, body composition, gait speed and body satisfaction in elderly people
P A Latorre Román1, F García-Pinillos2, J A Huertas Herrador1
1University of Jaen, Department of Health Sciences. Campus de Las Lagunillas, Jaen (Spain).. platorre@ujaen.es.
Unlabelled:
The purpose of this study is to analyzebody satisfaction in non-institutionalized old people and its association with sex, body mass index (BMI) and gait speed.
Methods:
Hundred six people have participated, 38 men (age=74.60 ±6.67 years old) and 68 women (age=72.76 ±4.68 years old). The Body Shape Questionnaire (BSQ) has been used together with body composition and a gait speed test.
Results:
Prevalence of body dissatisfaction in old people is about 5.6 %. Women have higher body fat percentage and less muscle mass. Significant differences were not found (p≥0.05) in the BSQ relating with sex. Obese old people with less gait speed showed higher score in BSQ. The Total BSQ is positively correlated with BMI (r=0.487, p<0.01), fat percentage (r=0.371, p<0.01) and negatively correlated with gait speed (r=-0.215 p<0.05)and perceived health status (r=-0.269, p<0.05).
Conclusion:
Older people's body satisfaction is positively associated with the perception of health and gait speed and negatively with BMI.
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