Barbosa Aline R, Souza José M P, Lebrão Maria L, Laurenti Ruy, Marucci Maria de Fátima N
Programa Interunidades em Nutrição Humana Aplicada, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil.
Cad Saude Publica. 2005 Jul-Aug;21(4):1177-85. doi: 10.1590/s0102-311x2005000400020. Epub 2005 Jul 11.
This study provides the prevalence, by gender and age-groups, of observed physical performance test (PPT) assessing functional limitation for representative samples of elderly Brazilian subjects living in São Paulo city. This cross-sectional epidemiological study, both population- and household-based, is part of a multicenter survey (SABE) undertaken in seven Latin American and Caribbean countries and coordinated by the Pan-American Health Organization. From January 2000 to March 2001, 2,143 elderly individuals (>or= 60 years) of both sexes were examined. Of this total, 1,894 participated in the study. PPT included handgrip strength, standing balance, timed repeated "chair stand", and "pick up a pen". Results have shown (based on chi-square) that the prevalence relating to the performance differed according to sex, age group, and from one test to another. With increasing age, there was a reduction (p = 0.000) in both males and females in the proportion of individuals that had better results on the tests. The male group, on every test, when compared to women from the same age group, had a more individuals with better scores. Data suggest that older individuals and women have more functional limitations.
本研究提供了居住在圣保罗市的巴西老年受试者代表性样本中，按性别和年龄组划分的、用于评估功能受限情况的实测体能测试（PPT）的患病率。这项基于人群和家庭的横断面流行病学研究，是由泛美卫生组织协调、在七个拉丁美洲和加勒比国家开展的多中心调查（SABE）的一部分。2000年1月至2001年3月，对2143名60岁及以上的老年男女进行了检查。其中，1894人参与了研究。PPT包括握力、站立平衡、定时重复“从椅子上站起”以及“捡起一支笔”。结果显示（基于卡方检验），与体能表现相关的患病率因性别、年龄组以及不同测试而有所不同。随着年龄增长，男性和女性在测试中表现较好的个体比例均有所下降（p = 0.000）。在每项测试中，与同年龄组的女性相比，男性组中得分较高的个体更多。数据表明，老年人和女性存在更多功能受限情况。
