Prevalence and factors associated with probable sarcopenia in southern Brazil: a population-based study.

IF 2 4区医学 Q3 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Rural and remote health Pub Date : 2024-08-01 Epub Date: 2024-08-26 DOI:10.22605/RRH8711

Cristina Dos Santos Paludo, Tatiane Nogueira Gonzalez, Pedro San Martin Soares, Rodrigo Dalke Meucci

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Abstract

Introduction: There are few studies on probable sarcopenia in rural areas. This study aims to assess prevalence of probable sarcopenia and its associated factors in older adults living in the rural area of a municipality in southern Brazil.

Methods: This cross-sectional study assessed data from the second wave of the EpiRural Cohort Study. Structured questionnaires, handgrip strength, gait speed, and anthropometric measurements were collected from 651 older adults. The criteria from the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People 2 were used in this study. Chi-square test and logistic regression with robust variance were performed.

Results: Prevalence of probable sarcopenia was 19.2% (95% confidence interval (CI): 16.3-25.2%). Male sex (prevalence ratio (PR) 1.61; 95%CI 1.17-2.21), age ≥80 years (PR 4.15; 95%CI 2.65-6.50), underweight (PR 1.90; 95%CI 1.23-2.93), diabetes mellitus (PR 1.80; 95%CI 1.20-2.73), and hospitalization in the past year (PR 2.00; 95%CI 1.36-2.91) were significantly associated with probable sarcopenia.

Conclusion: One in five rural older adults have probable sarcopenia. Older adults living in rural areas need frequent measurements of muscle strength, and greater investments should be made to minimize the physical disability caused by sarcopenia among this population.

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巴西南部可能出现的肌少症的患病率和相关因素：一项基于人口的研究。

简介有关农村地区疑似肌少症的研究很少。本研究旨在评估居住在巴西南部某市农村地区的老年人可能患上的肌肉疏松症及其相关因素：这项横断面研究评估了 EpiRural 队列研究第二波的数据。研究收集了 651 名老年人的结构化问卷、手握力、步速和人体测量数据。本研究采用了欧洲老年人肌肉疏松症工作组 2 的标准。研究进行了卡方检验（Chi-square test）和稳健方差逻辑回归（Logistic regression with robust variance）：结果：可能患有肌肉疏松症的比例为 19.2%（95% 置信区间：16.3-25.2%）。男性性别（患病率比值（PR）1.61；95%CI 1.17-2.21）、年龄 ≥80 岁（PR 4.15；95%CI 2.65-6.50）、体重不足（PR 1.90；95%CI 1.23-2.93）、糖尿病（PR 1.80；95%CI 1.20-2.73）和过去一年住院（PR 2.00；95%CI 1.36-2.91）与可能肌肉疏松症显著相关：结论：每五名农村老年人中就有一名可能患有肌肉疏松症。结论：每五名农村老年人中就有一人患有可能的肌肉疏松症。生活在农村地区的老年人需要经常测量肌肉力量，并应加大投入，以尽量减少因肌肉疏松症而导致的身体残疾。

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Rural and remote health Rural Health-

CiteScore

2.00

自引率

9.50%

发文量

145

审稿时长

8 weeks

期刊介绍： Rural and Remote Health is a not-for-profit, online-only, peer-reviewed academic publication. It aims to further rural and remote health education, research and practice. The primary purpose of the Journal is to publish and so provide an international knowledge-base of peer-reviewed material from rural health practitioners (medical, nursing and allied health professionals and health workers), educators, researchers and policy makers.