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Slow Gait Speed as an Indicator of Overweight, Dynapenic Obesity and Sarcopenic Obesity in Elderly People in the Community

Chile383 participantsStarted 2024-02-01

Plain-language summary

The goal of this observational study is to evaluate the relationship of gait speed with dynapenic or sarcopenic obesity in community-dwelling older people. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Is slow walking speed related to overweight in older people in the community? * Is slow walking speed related to dynapenic obesity in older people in the community? * Is gait speed related to sarcopenic obesity in older people in the community? Participants will answer a clinical interview to obtain sociodemographic data and will perform the following clinical tests: (1) 10-meter walk test, (2) Anthropometric measurement; (3) Handgrip dynamometry test, (4) Standing dynamometry test and (5) Physical functionality questionnaires.

Who can participate

Age range60 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Subjects over 60 years of age * Female and male * Self-sufficient in the instrumental activities of daily living * Subjects with or without drug consumption, capable of carrying out the activity of walking independently or dependent on technical aids. Exclusion Criteria: * Subjects with acute musculoskeletal injuries of the lower extremity.

What they're measuring

Gait Speed

Timeframe: Month 1

Anthropometric measures

Timeframe: Month 1

Handgrip dynamometry

Timeframe: Month 1

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06413030

SponsorUniversity of Americas

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2024-09-30

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