Title
Calf circumference and its association with gait speed in elderly participants at Peruvian naval medical center
Other title
Relación entre circunferencia de la pantorrilla y velocidad de la marcha en pacientes adultos mayores en Lima, Perú
Date Issued
01 January 2015
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Centro Médico Naval
Publisher(s)
Ediciones Doyma, S.L.
Abstract
Objective: To evaluate the association between calf circumference and gait speed in elderly patients 65 years or older at Geriatric day clinic at Peruvian Centro Médico Naval. Material and methods: Cross-sectional, retrospective study. We assessed 139 participants, 65 years or older at Peruvian Centro Médico Naval including calf circumference, gait speed and Short Physical Performance Battery. With bivariate analyses and logistic regression model we search for association between variables. Results: The age mean was 79.37 years old (SD: 8.71). 59.71% were male, the 30.97% had a slow walking speed and the mean calf circumference was 33.42. cm (SD: 5.61). After a bivariate analysis, we found a calf circumference mean of 30.35. cm (SD: 3.74) in the slow speed group and, in normal gait group, a mean of 33.51. cm (SD: 3.26) with significantly differences. We used logistic regression to analyze association with slow gait speed, founding statistically significant results adjusting model by disability and age. Conclusion: Low calf circumference is associated with slow speed walk in population over 65 years old.
Start page
22
End page
25
Volume
50
Issue
1
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Geriatría, Gerontología
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84921567612
PubMed ID
Source
Revista Espanola de Geriatria y Gerontologia
ISSN of the container
0211139X
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