| Journal: | Estudos (Goiania) |
| Database: | CLASE |
| System number: | 000370544 |
| ISSN: | 0103-0876 |
| Authors: | Souto, Patricia Pereira da Costa Bandeira, Thais Fonseca Viana, Fabiana Pavan1 Sandoval, Renato Alves2 |
| Institutions: | 1Pontificia Universidade Catolica de Goias, Goiania, Goias. Brasil 2Universidade Federal de Goias, Goiania, Goias. Brasil |
| Year: | 2010 |
| Season: | Ene-Feb |
| Volumen: | 37 |
| Number: | 1-2 |
| Pages: | 83-100 |
| Country: | Brasil |
| Language: | Portugués |
| Document type: | Estadística o encuesta |
| Approach: | Analítico |
| English abstract | This study had the objective to correlate the muscular strength of the superior and inferior members and to compare them between a group of sedentary elderly. The sample was constituted by 34 healthful women, divided in 19 active ones and 15 sedentary ones, with age band varying of 62 to 83 (X=71,40±5,51). For the analysis of the data a transversal analytical study was proceeded, Test t Student for independent samples and Test t paired for dependent samples, adopting level of significance p≤0,05. The results had demonstrated none statistical significant difference as for the correlation of the strength of superior and inferior members between group of aged sedentary and the active ones. However, in the group of sedentary, there was a statistical significant difference in the correlation of superior members (right and left) (p=0,031) |
| Portuguese abstract | O objetivo do estudo foi de correlacionar a força muscular dos membros superiores e inferiores e compará-las entre grupos de idosas ativas e sedentárias. Os resultados demonstraram que não houve diferença estatisticamente significativa no que se refere à correlação da força de membros superiores e inferiores entre grupo de idosas ativas e sedentárias. No entanto, no grupo de sedentários, houve diferença estatisticamente significativa na correlação de membros superiores (direito e esquerdo) (p=0,031) |
| Disciplines: | Medicina |
| Keyword: | Geriatría, Salud pública, Fuerza muscular, Ancianas, Actividad física, Sedentarismo |
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