Força de preensão manual e estado nutricional de idosos que frequentam um centro de convivência de Cuiabá, MT

Abstract

Since last decade, the clinical use of dynamometry has been deserved more attention because to achieve several fields of health. Thus, the present study aims to verify the manual grip strength and the nutritional status of elderly people who attend a living Centre, in Cuiabá-MT. This observational study involves cross-section behavior, which data were analyzed through Microsoft Excel software. It has been used to the student’s t test for compare of means adoption p<0,05. The sample was composed by 94 elderly, being 85% female. The average age was 68±6,02 years old. The BMI found 1,0% as lower weigh, 24,5% eutrophic and 74,5% overweight. In the evaluation as MAN®-SF met 14,9% under risk of malnutrition and 85,1% adequate nutritional status. The average BMI for women were higher than for men (30,89±4,93 and 29,43±5,29), so the total average of CP was 37,43±3,66 cm, sorting them with adequate muscle mass. Instead, the FPM met total average of 29,07±8,73, varying between 9 and 53 kg, the average in men were superior to women (42,33±10,06 and 26,67±5,80), a result. It was observed both men and women ranked overweight presented medium FPM superior elderly eutrophic. Therefore, it is concluded that the variables used in the study have contributed positively to assess the nutritional status of the elderly. Moreover, the manual dynamometry proved easy handling application and using for verification of strength in elderly attending groups of coexistence.