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Biochemical and Functional Characteristics of Elderly Female Residents in the Rural and Urban Sectors of Yumbe, Chile
- Source :
- International Journal of Physical Education, Fitness and Sports. :46-51
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Asian Research Association, 2020.
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Abstract
- This study aimed to evaluate and compare functional capacity and biochemical factors among elderly women living in the urban and rural sectors of Yumbe, Chile. The sample consisted of 2 groups of elderly women from the province of Ñuble, from the eighth region of Chile, divided into urban elderly (UE) (n = 20) with a mean age of 67.57 ± 3.4 years, and rural elderly (RE) (n = 20), with a mean age of 71.25 ± 2.2 years. The following biochemical variables were analyzed: glycemic index a, and triglycerides levels and cholesterol levels. The test battery used to assess functional capacity was the Senior Fitness Test. It was found that the UE group presented better indices than the RE group for all variables except glycemia, for which the RE group presented better indices. In the functional capacity, in particular, the upper and lower body strength is significantly lower in the RE. The functional capacity and the biochemical parameters studied have shown that the elderly women of different social conditions in the Yumbe-Chile region do not present a good degree of functionality, and also show high levels of cholesterol and triglycerides, which might be the cause of the increased prevalence of health problems in this population.
- Subjects :
- Test battery
education.field_of_study
Social condition
business.industry
Population
Mean age
030229 sport sciences
General Medicine
03 medical and health sciences
Health problems
0302 clinical medicine
Lower body
Glycemic index
Fitness test
Medicine
business
education
030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Demography
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 24570753 and 22775447
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- International Journal of Physical Education, Fitness and Sports
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........029414a85ccab1a39d6d73a2f2119810