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Relationship between Asymmetries and Functional Autonomy in Older Chilean Adults

The objectives of this study were: (a) to determine asymmetries, both lower limb (LL) and upper limb (UL), in Chilean older adults, and (b) to relate asymmetries to FA in both LL and UL. Forty-one older adults voluntarily participated in this study (mean ± standard deviation [SD]: age 72.0 ± 8.0 yea...

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Autores principales: Huerta Ojeda, Álvaro, Toro-Zepeda, Vanieska, Jofré-Saldía, Emilio, Bravo, Maximiliano, Parra, Carol, Campos-Armijo, Gaspar, Jorquera-Aguilera, Carlos, Albornoz Hernández, Makarena, Yeomans-Cabrera, María-Mercedes, Galdames Maliqueo, Sergio
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Publicado: MDPI 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9690387/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36429784
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192215063
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author Huerta Ojeda, Álvaro
Toro-Zepeda, Vanieska
Jofré-Saldía, Emilio
Bravo, Maximiliano
Parra, Carol
Campos-Armijo, Gaspar
Jorquera-Aguilera, Carlos
Albornoz Hernández, Makarena
Yeomans-Cabrera, María-Mercedes
Galdames Maliqueo, Sergio
author_facet Huerta Ojeda, Álvaro
Toro-Zepeda, Vanieska
Jofré-Saldía, Emilio
Bravo, Maximiliano
Parra, Carol
Campos-Armijo, Gaspar
Jorquera-Aguilera, Carlos
Albornoz Hernández, Makarena
Yeomans-Cabrera, María-Mercedes
Galdames Maliqueo, Sergio
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description The objectives of this study were: (a) to determine asymmetries, both lower limb (LL) and upper limb (UL), in Chilean older adults, and (b) to relate asymmetries to FA in both LL and UL. Forty-one older adults voluntarily participated in this study (mean ± standard deviation [SD]: age 72.0 ± 8.0 years, LL asymmetries 13.78 ± 14.87%, UL asymmetries 10.70 ± 8.85%, FA 40.35 ± 16.26 points). The variables were: (1) asymmetries of LL and UL, assessed through a force platform and handgrip, respectively; (2) FA, assessed through the Latin American Group for Maturity (GDLAM) and the GDLAM index of autonomy (GI) protocol. The relationship between the variables was performed through Spearman’s correlation. The analysis showed that 39% of the participants presented asymmetries above 15% in the LL. Likewise, this 39% of older adults presented a lower FA than their peers with asymmetries below 15% in the LL (≤15%: 35.64 ± 12.26 points vs. >15%: 47.69 ± 19.23 points, p = 0.003). The analysis showed a small correlation between LL and GI asymmetries (r = 0.27, p = 0.07) and a small but negative correlation between UL and GI (r = −0.21). The mean values of asymmetries of both LL and UL are within ‘normal’ parameters. However, several older adults were identified as being at risk. In parallel, older adults who presented a higher level of asymmetries in LL showed a lower level of FA.
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spelling pubmed-96903872022-11-25 Relationship between Asymmetries and Functional Autonomy in Older Chilean Adults Huerta Ojeda, Álvaro Toro-Zepeda, Vanieska Jofré-Saldía, Emilio Bravo, Maximiliano Parra, Carol Campos-Armijo, Gaspar Jorquera-Aguilera, Carlos Albornoz Hernández, Makarena Yeomans-Cabrera, María-Mercedes Galdames Maliqueo, Sergio Int J Environ Res Public Health Article The objectives of this study were: (a) to determine asymmetries, both lower limb (LL) and upper limb (UL), in Chilean older adults, and (b) to relate asymmetries to FA in both LL and UL. Forty-one older adults voluntarily participated in this study (mean ± standard deviation [SD]: age 72.0 ± 8.0 years, LL asymmetries 13.78 ± 14.87%, UL asymmetries 10.70 ± 8.85%, FA 40.35 ± 16.26 points). The variables were: (1) asymmetries of LL and UL, assessed through a force platform and handgrip, respectively; (2) FA, assessed through the Latin American Group for Maturity (GDLAM) and the GDLAM index of autonomy (GI) protocol. The relationship between the variables was performed through Spearman’s correlation. The analysis showed that 39% of the participants presented asymmetries above 15% in the LL. Likewise, this 39% of older adults presented a lower FA than their peers with asymmetries below 15% in the LL (≤15%: 35.64 ± 12.26 points vs. >15%: 47.69 ± 19.23 points, p = 0.003). The analysis showed a small correlation between LL and GI asymmetries (r = 0.27, p = 0.07) and a small but negative correlation between UL and GI (r = −0.21). The mean values of asymmetries of both LL and UL are within ‘normal’ parameters. However, several older adults were identified as being at risk. In parallel, older adults who presented a higher level of asymmetries in LL showed a lower level of FA. MDPI 2022-11-16 /pmc/articles/PMC9690387/ /pubmed/36429784 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192215063 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Jorquera-Aguilera, Carlos
Albornoz Hernández, Makarena
Yeomans-Cabrera, María-Mercedes
Galdames Maliqueo, Sergio
Relationship between Asymmetries and Functional Autonomy in Older Chilean Adults
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title_short Relationship between Asymmetries and Functional Autonomy in Older Chilean Adults
title_sort relationship between asymmetries and functional autonomy in older chilean adults
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9690387/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36429784
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192215063
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