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Influencia Do Índice De Massa Corporal Na Força Muscular De Membro Inferior Em Idosas Participantes Da Universidade Aberta Da Terceira Idade
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Silva, Elaine Aparecida Lozano Da Klebis, Lucas Oliveira Moreno, Ana Caroline Rippi Salini, Maria Carolina Rodrigues Cardoso, José Henrique Piedade Camargo, Regina Celi Trindade |
| Copyright Year | 2016 |
| Abstract | In the course of aging changes in muscle strength occurs and may suffer negative influences of body mass index. A cross-sectional study was conducted with active older women. It was collected age, weight, height and applied the Sitting-Rising test. The participants were subdivided into three groups according to BMI: Underweight (G. under), Ideal (G. normal), Overweight (G. over). The study was composed by 52 elderly women, with 71.0 ± 7.6 years and BMI 27.7 ± 4.4 kg. The women at G.under group had a mean of 15 ± 2.9 repetitions, G. Normal 13.6 ± 2.7 repetitions and G. over 12.7 ± 2.3 repetitions. It can concludes that the best strength performance occurs in BMI below and ideal, witch means that the overweight can negatively influence muscle strength of lower limbs. |
| Starting Page | 169 |
| Ending Page | 173 |
| Page Count | 5 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.5747/cv.2016.v08.nesp.000282 |
| Volume Number | 8 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.unoeste.br/site/enepe/2016/suplementos/area/Vitae/Fisioterapia/Influencia%20do%20%C3%ADndice%20de%20massa%20corporal%20na%20for%C3%A7a%20muscular%20de%20membro%20inferior%20em%20idosas%20.._.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.5747/cv.2016.v08.nesp.000282 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
