INFLUÊNCIA DA OBESIDADE SARCOPÊNICA NO RISCO DE QUEDAS EM IDOSOS: UMA REVISÃO SISTEMÁTICA

• Autor(a) principal: Queiroz Júnior, José Reginaldo Alves de
• Data de Publicação: 2023
• Outros Autores: Santos, Alessandra Karolynne B. dos, Costa, Beatriz Andrade da, Calado, Gustavo Henrique dos Santos, Melo, Isadora Oliveira, Barbosa, Jandynny Ivana Ladeira, Coutinho, Lucas Ribeiro, Leão, Luís Henrique de Albuquerque, Melo, Maria Clara Peregrino Torres Vieira de, Souza, Matilda Antas Campello de, Barros, Paula Vitória Macêdo de, Costa Pereira, Jarson Pedro da
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Estudos Interdisciplinares sobre o Envelhecimento
• Texto Completo: https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/RevEnvelhecer/article/view/128536

Aim. To assess the influence of Sarcopenic Obesity (SO) on the risk of falls among the elderly, showing the impact of this association on the quality of life, health and autonomy of this population. Methods. This is a systematic review in which ​​studies indexed in the Pubmed, Scopus and BVS databases were searched using the descriptors (Sarcopenia AND Obesity OR Sarcopenic Obesity) AND (Elderly OR Elderly OR Elderly) AND (Accidental falls).Were read from the articles: title and abstract. Duplicates, articles that do not fit the proposed objective, literary reviews, books, conference abstracts and editorials, as well as publications prior to 2014 were eliminated. Two independent reviewers assessed the studies eligibility. The full text version was read if at least one of the reviewers considered the study eligible. Data was independently extracted from each study by the authors. Results. A total of ten studies met the criteria to be included in this review, comprehending a total of 22,418 participants and their respective data. The prevalence of falls in patients with SO varied between 29.47% and 60.53%, the Odds Rattio between the risk of falls and the defining components of SO varied between 1.05 and 2.64. Conclusions. A relationship between SO cases and the increase in the number of falls was noted from the selected studies, showing a change in the quality of life of the elderly and a possible increase in morbidity and mortality.