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Symptoms of Sarcopenia and Physical Fitness through the Senior Fitness Test
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t: Introduction: Physical fitness concerns a set of attributes related to the ability to perform
physical activity that may justify the symptoms reported by the elderly in the context of sarcopenia.
Objective: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between the perception (symptomatology)
of physical functioning (what the person thinks they are capable of) and the capacity itself for
physical functioning in elderly people in northern Brazil. Methods: Cross-sectional study that
analyzed 312 elderly people (72.6 ± 7.8 years) from the city of Novo Aripuanã, Amazonas, Brazil.
Sarcopenia symptomatology was assessed using the SARC-F, a 5-item questionnaire designed for
screening sarcopenia in older individuals in five domains: strength, walking aids, difficulty getting
up from a chair, difficulty climbing stairs, and falls. Physical fitness was assessed by the Senior Fitness
Test (SFT) battery including balance evaluated with the short version of the Fullerton Advanced
Balance scale (FAB). Results: ROC curve analysis revealed that the tests with the greatest ability to
discriminate participants with significant symptoms for sarcopenia (≥4 points on SARC-F) were arm
curl and 6 min walk: the probability of suspected sarcopenia increased exponentially with an arm
curl < 11.5 reps for men (se = 71%; sp = 69%; AUC = 0.706, 95% CI: 0.612–0.788; p = 0.013) and women
(se = 81%; sp = 51%; AUC = 0.671, 95% CI: 0.601–0.735; p ≤ 0.001) or with a 6-min walk <408.5 m
for men (se = 71%; sp = 63%; AUC = 0.720, 95% CI: 0.628–0.690; p = 0.001) and <366.0 m for women
(se = 69%; sp = 58%; AUC = 0.692, 95% CI: 0.623–0.755; p = 0.0001). Conclusions: Physical fitness
assessed through the senior fitness test, particularly the 30-s-arm curl test and the 6-min walk test,
can discriminate for suspected symptoms of sarcopenia.
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Physical fitness SARC-F Sarcopenia Senior fitness test . Faculdade de Ciências Sociais
Citation
: Lima, A.B.d.; Baptista, F.; Henrinques-Neto, D.; Pinto, A.d.A.; Gouveia, E.R. Symptoms of Sarcopenia and Physical Fitness through the Senior Fitness Test. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20, 2711. https://doi.org/10.3390/ ijerph20032711
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MDPI