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Relationship between Asymmetries and Functional Autonomy in Older Chilean Adults

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  • Álvaro Huerta Ojeda

    (Núcleo de Investigación en Salud, Actividad Física y Deporte ISAFYD, Universidad de Las Américas, Viña del Mar 2531098, Chile)

  • Vanieska Toro-Zepeda

    (Facultad de Ciencias, Escuela de Nutrición y Dietética, Magíster en Nutrición para la Actividad Física y el Deporte, Universidad Mayor, Santiago 8580745, Chile)

  • Emilio Jofré-Saldía

    (Facultad de Educación y Ciencias Sociales, Instituto del Deporte y Bienestar, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago 7550000, Chile
    Instituto de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de O’Higgins, Rancagua 2841935, Chile)

  • Maximiliano Bravo

    (Servicio de Medicina Interna, Departamento de Geriatría, Hospital Carlos Van Buren, Valparaíso 2341131, Chile)

  • Carol Parra

    (Laboratorio de Investigación en Nutrición y Alimentos (LINA), Departamento de Salud, Comunidad y Gestión, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Playa Ancha, Valparaíso 2340000, Chile)

  • Gaspar Campos-Armijo

    (Núcleo de Investigación en Salud, Actividad Física y Deporte ISAFYD, Universidad de Las Américas, Viña del Mar 2531098, Chile)

  • Carlos Jorquera-Aguilera

    (Facultad de Ciencias, Escuela de Nutrición y Dietética, Universidad Mayor, Santiago 8580745, Chile)

  • Makarena Albornoz Hernández

    (Facultad Ciencias de la Actividad Física y del Deporte, Universidad de Playa Ancha de Ciencias de la Educación, Valparaíso 2340000, Chile)

  • María-Mercedes Yeomans-Cabrera

    (Facultad de Educación, Universidad de Las Américas, Viña del Mar 2531098, Chile)

  • Sergio Galdames Maliqueo

    (Facultad Ciencias de la Actividad Física y del Deporte, Universidad de Playa Ancha de Ciencias de la Educación, Valparaíso 2340000, Chile)

Abstract

The objectives of this study were: (a) to determine asymmetries, both lower limb (LL) and upper limb (UL), in Chilean older adults, and (b) to relate asymmetries to FA in both LL and UL. Forty-one older adults voluntarily participated in this study (mean ± standard deviation [SD]: age 72.0 ± 8.0 years, LL asymmetries 13.78 ± 14.87%, UL asymmetries 10.70 ± 8.85%, FA 40.35 ± 16.26 points). The variables were: (1) asymmetries of LL and UL, assessed through a force platform and handgrip, respectively; (2) FA, assessed through the Latin American Group for Maturity (GDLAM) and the GDLAM index of autonomy (GI) protocol. The relationship between the variables was performed through Spearman’s correlation. The analysis showed that 39% of the participants presented asymmetries above 15% in the LL. Likewise, this 39% of older adults presented a lower FA than their peers with asymmetries below 15% in the LL (≤15%: 35.64 ± 12.26 points vs. >15%: 47.69 ± 19.23 points, p = 0.003). The analysis showed a small correlation between LL and GI asymmetries ( r = 0.27, p = 0.07) and a small but negative correlation between UL and GI ( r = −0.21). The mean values of asymmetries of both LL and UL are within ‘normal’ parameters. However, several older adults were identified as being at risk. In parallel, older adults who presented a higher level of asymmetries in LL showed a lower level of FA.

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  • Álvaro Huerta Ojeda & Vanieska Toro-Zepeda & Emilio Jofré-Saldía & Maximiliano Bravo & Carol Parra & Gaspar Campos-Armijo & Carlos Jorquera-Aguilera & Makarena Albornoz Hernández & María-Mercedes Yeom, 2022. "Relationship between Asymmetries and Functional Autonomy in Older Chilean Adults," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(22), pages 1-12, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:22:p:15063-:d:973924
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    1. Daniel Jerez-Mayorga & Álvaro Huerta-Ojeda & Luis Javier Chirosa-Ríos & Francisco Guede-Rojas & Iris Paola Guzmán-Guzmán & Leonardo Intelangelo & Claudia Miranda-Fuentes & Pedro Delgado-Floody, 2021. "Test–Retest Reliability of Functional Electromechanical Dynamometer on Five Sit-to-Stand Measures in Healthy Young Adults," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(13), pages 1-12, June.
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