Anthropometry of elderly residents in the city of São Paulo, Brazil

Bibliographic Data

ID5224484
AuthorsAline Rodrigues Barbosa (0000-0003-0929-7659, Universidade de São Paulo), José M P Souza (Universidade de São Paulo), J M Souza (Universidade de São Paulo), Maria Lúcia Lebrão (0000-0002-2650-8684, Universidade de São Paulo), Ruy Laurenti (Universidade de São Paulo), Maria De Fátima N Marucci (0000-0002-8871-9727, Universidade de São Paulo)
Year2005
Volume21
Issue6
Pages1929-1938
Publication date2005-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCadernos de Saude Publica (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0102-311X • E-ISSN: 1678-4464
PublisherFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/s0102-311x2005000600043
PMID16410880
OpenAlexW2129194470
SCIELO_PIDS0102-311X2005000600043
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited11

The article presents gender and age-specific selected anthropometric data for a representative sample of elderly Brazilians in the city of São Paulo. This was a cross-sectional, population-based household survey. A total of 1,894 older adults (men and women, > 60 years) were examined from January to March 2001. Data were presented as means and percentiles for body mass (BM); height or stature (ST); body mass index (BMI); waist (WC), hip (HC), arm (AC), and calf (CC) circumferences; triceps skinfold thickness (TST); and arm muscle circumference (AMC), and differences were described according to age (all variables) and gender (BMI). Except for HC (men), all anthropometric variables were lower in the oldest than in the youngest individuals (p < 0.01) in both genders. BMI was significantly higher (p < 0.01) in women than men (all age groups). The observations suggest that there is loss of muscle mass and redistribution and reduction of fat mass with age (both genders). The data can be used in clinical practice and epidemiological studies based on interpretation of anthropometric measurements in the elderly in São Paulo

Anthropometry · Body mass index · Circumference · Environmental health · Muscle mass · Percentile · Population · Waist · Body Composition Measurement Techniques · Demography · Epidemiology · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Nutrition and Health in Aging · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Gerontology

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