ArticleEndocrine2020
The association between body composition and quality of life among elderly Italians.
Article in Endocrine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 7 papers.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Association Between Peripheral Muscle Function and Quality of Life in Obese Subjects.
Study of the Predictive Capacity of Peripheral Muscle Function on Quality of Life Impairment at 1 Year in Subjects With Obesity. A Cohort Study.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Nutritional Status and Quality of Life: Urban-Rural Disparities and the Impact of Obesity.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Exploring the effect of the structural model of active aging on the self-assessment of quality of life among older people: A cross-sectional and analytical study.Sao Paulo medical journal = Revista paulista de medicina · 2024Observational
- [Factors associated with the perception of discrimination: ageism and quality of life of the geriatric population from a bioethical approach]Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias Medicas (Cordoba, Argentina) · 2023Observational
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- Impact of Different Resistance Training Protocols on Balance, Quality of Life and Physical Activity Level of Older Women.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Effects of Different Resistance Training Frequencies on Body Composition, Cardiometabolic Risk Factors, and Handgrip Strength in Overweight and Obese Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2020Article
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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
objectiveThis study aimed to assess the body composition and quality of life in elderly Italian people and to value the association between these variables.
methodsHeight, weight, humerus breadth, circumferences, skinfolds, and hand grip strength were measured in 256 older adults (age: M: 81.1 ± 7.3, F: 84.9 ± 8.1 years). Body mass index, waist-hip ratio, waist-height ratio, upper-arm areas, and body composition parameters were calculated. Quality of life (QoL) was measured by WHO Quality of Life-BREF questionnaire (WHOQOL-BREF). Differences between sexes were valued. A multiple regression analysis was carried out to assess the influence of nutritional status and of socio-demographic characteristics on QoL.
resultsThe participants were in average overweight. Even if the percentage of overweight/obese subjects was high in both sexes, males presented a more centripetal fat distribution. These characteristics, joined to data regarding lower values of arm-muscle area and hand grip strength, put males at greater risk of cardiometabolic diseases. Regarding quality of life assessments, psychological domain showed the worst scores, and, marital status resulted the main explanatory variable for this domain.
conclusionsSocial care facilities for the elderly people require planning strategies based on health promotion criteria in order to accentuate active ageing interventions to ameliorate the quality of life of residents.
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