Relación entre índices antropométricos y la obesidad en personas mayores de 60 años. Estudios Europeo IN COMMON SPORT

Irimia Mollinedo-Cardalda; Karina Pereira; Adriana López-Rodríguez; José María Cancela-Carral

doi:10.33155/j.ramd.2020.08.001

Irimia Mollinedo-Cardalda Faculty of Physiotherapy. University of Vigo. Spain.
Karina Pereira Faculty of Education and Sports Sciences. University of Vigo. Spain. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3868-9483
Adriana López-Rodríguez Faculty of Education and Sports Sciences. University of Vigo. Spain. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3659-7369
José María Cancela-Carral Faculty of Education and Sports Sciences. University of Vigo. HealthyFit Research Group. Galicia South Health Research Institute (IIS Galicia South). Sergas-UVIGO. Spain. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2903-3829

DOI: https://doi.org/10.33155/j.ramd.2020.08.001

Keywords: Aging, Overweight, Exercise

Abstract

Objective: Prove if the body mass index (BMI), ratio waist-hip (WHR), waist ratio (WR), hip ratio (HR) and body fat percentage were correlates in people over 60.

Method: A correlational descriptive study was carried out in 1055 people over the age of 60 from different European countries belonging to the European project IN COMMON SPORTS. An initial assessment was made of the anthropometric variables.

Results: Significant correlation of BMI with body fat percentage, WR and WH but not with WHR. The WHR has significant proportional correlations with the WR, and inversely proportional to the HR. Male sex shows a significant correlation between WHR and BMI, but not with the percentage of body fat. The average BMI shows a high overall trend for both sexes. Women higher percentage of fat.

Conclusion: Men show a significant correlation between BMI and WHR and for women no correlations were found of these measures. So the BMI does correlate with WHR, HR and WR but depending on gender.

Relationship between anthropometric indexes and obesity in people over 60 years. European Studies IN COMMON SPORT

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