Publicación: BODY MASS INDEX, GAIT SPEED AND MANUAL PRESSURE FORCE IN CHILEAN OLDER WOMEN
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2021
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THE AIM OF THIS STUDY IS TO COMPARE THE GAIT SPEED (VM), MANUAL PRESSURE FORCE (PM) AND THE BODY MASS INDEX (IMC) IN OLDER WOMEN WHO PARTICIPATE REGULARLY IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY PROGRAMS, ACCORDING TO AGE, AS WELL AS, TO VERIFY THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN AGE, IMC AND PM WITH MV IN 10 METERS. 85 OLDER WOMEN (70.1 ± 6.9 YEARS) FROM THE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY PROGRAM OF THE NATIONAL SPORTS INSTITUTE OF THE ÑUBLE / CHILE REGION VOLUNTARILY PARTICIPATED IN THE STUDY. THE PARTICIPANTS WERE CATEGORIZED ACCORDING TO AGE RANGE (TOTAL GROUP [GT], 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79 AND 80-84 YEARS). BODY WEIGHT AND HEIGHT WERE EVALUATED FOR THE CALCULATION OF IMC, UPPER BODY STRENGTH WITH THE MANUAL GRIP TEST (PM) IN THE DOMINANT HAND AND THE MV IN 10 METERS. RESULTS: THE MAIN RESULTS INDICATE THAT MV WAS SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER FOR THE 80-84 YEAR-OLD GROUP COMPARED TO THE GT (P
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Muscular strength, Gait speed, Elderly, Body mass index
