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ArticleJornal brasileiro de pneumologia : publicacao oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisilogia2022

Are maximum respiratory pressures predictors of sarcopenia in the elderly?

Rhaine Borges Santos Pedreira, Marcos Henrique Fernandes, Thaís Alves Brito, Paloma Andrade Pinheiro, Raildo da Silva Coqueiro, José Ailton Oliveira Carneiro

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Article in Jornal brasileiro de pneumologia : publicacao oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisilogia, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Rhaine Borges Santos Pedreira. Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia - UESB - Jequié (BA) Brasil.ORCID 0000-0002-8620-4076
Marcos Henrique Fernandes. Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia - UESB - Jequié (BA) Brasil.ORCID 0000-0002-2559-2239
Thaís Alves Brito. Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia - UESB - Jequié (BA) Brasil.ORCID 0000-0002-6425-4558
Paloma Andrade Pinheiro. Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia - UESB - Jequié (BA) Brasil.ORCID 0000-0001-7841-3620
Raildo da Silva Coqueiro. Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia - UESB - Jequié (BA) Brasil.ORCID 0000-0003-2278-1234
José Ailton Oliveira Carneiro. Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia - UESB - Jequié (BA) Brasil.ORCID 0000-0001-5095-0301
Southwest Bahia State University · BR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo compare maximum respiratory pressures and spirometric parameters among elderly individuals classified as having no sarcopenia, probable sarcopenia, and confirmed sarcopenia, and to test the ability of these variables to discriminate sarcopenia in a community-dwelling elderly population.

methodsThis was a cross-sectional study involving 221 elderly (≥ 60 years of age) individuals of both sexes. Sarcopenia was diagnosed in accordance with the new consensus of the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People. Maximum respiratory pressures and spirometry parameters were assessed.

resultsThe prevalences of probable sarcopenia and confirmed sarcopenia were 20.4% and 4.1%, respectively. Regardless of the sex, those with confirmed sarcopenia had significantly lower MEP than those with no sarcopenia and probable sarcopenia, whereas only males with confirmed sarcopenia presented with significantly lower MIP than did the other individuals. There was an inverse association of MIP and MEP with sarcopenia, indicating that the decrease by 1 cmH2O in these parameters increases the chance of sarcopenia by 8% and 7%, respectively. Spirometric parameters were not associated with sarcopenia. Cutoff points for MIP and MEP, respectively, were ≤ 46 cmH2O and ≤ 50 cmH2O for elderly women, whereas they were ≤ 63 cmH2O and ≤ 92 cmH2O for elderly men, and both were identified as predictors of sarcopenia (area under the ROC curve > 0.70).

conclusionsSarcopenia was associated with lower maximum respiratory pressures, but not with spirometric parameters. Maximum respiratory pressures can be used as markers of sarcopenia in a community-dwelling elderly population regardless of the sex.

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Maximal Respiratory PressuresSarcopeniaAgedCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansIndependent LivingMaleRespiratory Muscles

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