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Introduction: The loss of muscle mass is an expected consequence of aging, but excess adiposity has also been increasing in this age group. Both in isolation compromise health and quality of life, but a greater impact happens when they associate. Objective: To verify the prevalence of risk for sarcopenia and sarcopenic obesity among elderly in the municipality of Morada Nova-CE. Methods: Quantitative, transversal, descriptive and analytical study. Simple Questionnaire to Rapidly Diagnosed Sarcopenia (SARC-F) was applied. After, weight, height, calf circumference (CP) and triceps skinfolds (DCT), bicipital, subscapular and supra iliac were collected for diagnoses of nutritional status, sarcopenia and sarcopenic obesity. In descriptive statistics, mean and standard deviation were calculated. In inferential statistics, Pearson’s correlation tests, ANOVA and chisquare were applied. Results: A total of 121 elderly people aged 60 or over and of both sexes participated in the study. The majority of the elderly people (72%, n = 87) were female, with a mean age of 68.8 ± 6.18 years, ranging from 60 to 86 years. The main findings were: predominance of BMI eutrophy, obesity due to DCT adequacy and percentage of fat (% GC), absence of muscle mass depletion, sarcopenia and sarcopenic obesity. Conclusions: Most elderly people did not have sarcopenia or sarcopenic obesity. No association was found between these two diagnoses, nor between the results of SARC-F and CP. Women were more likely to have sarcopenia than men. We suggest studies that allow the establishment of consensus bridges for the diagnosis of sarcopenia and sarcopenic obesity, as well as studies involving the use of SARC-F for its diffusion and evaluation of its sensitivity for the diagnosis of sarcopenia. |
