Sarcopenia
Conditions
Interventions
The study will be conducted with approximately 615 participants according to sample size calculation, recruited at a primary health care unit in the municipality of Jataí, Brazil. The reference period
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Sponsors
Universidade Federal de Jataí
Secretária Municipal de Saúde de Jataí
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: People who are or are not participating in specific health care programs; present in the waiting room of the primary health care unit; or referred by a physician; minimum age of 18 years; both sexes
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Individuals who withdraw from the assessments; present clinical or intellectual limitations that prevent the performance of functional tests; pregnant women
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Assess readiness for physical activity, verified by the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q), considering referral to a physician before starting the exercise program as a positive outcome;It is expected to identify the level of insufficient physical activity in the sample using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ), considering as a cutoff point less than 150 minutes of physical activity per week;It is expected to detect sarcopenia in the elderly population through the Sarcopenia Screening Questionnaire (SARC-F) or the Sarcopenia Screening Questionnaire with Calf Circumference (SARC-CalF), considering as parameters SARC-F = 4 points or SARC-CalF = 11 points, associated with calf circumference = 34 cm in men and = 33 cm in women | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Assess the presence of obesity in the sample using the Body Mass Index (BMI), with BMI = 30 kg/m² considered as the reference parameter;Identify abdominal obesity (AO) in participants by measuring waist circumference, with cut-off points of = 102 cm for men and = 88 cm for women | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactDavid de Oliveira
Universidade Federal de Jataí
Outcome results
None listed