Slow gait speed is associated with dynapenic obesity in Mexican ambulatory older adults

Christian J Flores-Pérez; Lilia V Castro-Porras; Guadalupe López-Rodríguez; Marcos Galván

doi:10.1016/j.gerinurse.2022.03.011

Slow gait speed is associated with dynapenic obesity in Mexican ambulatory older adults

Geriatr Nurs. 2022 May-Jun:45:125-130. doi: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2022.03.011. Epub 2022 Apr 8.

Authors

Christian J Flores-Pérez¹, Lilia V Castro-Porras², Guadalupe López-Rodríguez³, Marcos Galván⁴

Affiliations

¹ Biomedical and Health Sciences Master's Program, School of Health Sciences, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México. Ex-Hacienda la Concepción S/N, 42160, Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico.
² Policy Population and Health Research Center, School of Medicine, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Ciudad Universitaria, Edificio CIPPS-Sótano y Piso 2, Cto. Centro Cultural S/N, Coyoacán, 04510 Ciudad de México, CDMX.
³ Academic Nutritional Epidemiology Group, School of Health Sciences, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Ex-Hacienda la Concepción S/N, 42160, Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico.
⁴ Academic Nutritional Epidemiology Group, School of Health Sciences, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Ex-Hacienda la Concepción S/N, 42160, Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico. Electronic address: marcos_galvan3112@uaeh.edu.mx.

PMID: 35405534
DOI: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2022.03.011

Abstract

An increased risk of slow gait speed (GS) has been reported among older adults with decreased muscle strength, coupled with a concomitant increase in body fat known as dynapenic obesity (DO); however, these two conditions together have rarely been studied. The objective of this study was to determine the association between GS and DO in older Mexican ambulatory adults. A cross-sectional study was conducted; body fat percentage, and muscle strength and GS using EWGSOP criteria, were measured in 126 older ambulatory Mexican adults, with a mean age of 71 years old. The association was evaluated using controlled logistic regression models. Among ambulatory older adults with slow GS, the risk of DO was 3.4 times higher than among those without, controlling for age and sex (p<0.01). In conclusion, slow GS in ambulatory older adults can be a useful indicator for the early identification of DO.

Keywords: Ambulatory; Dynapenic obesity; Gait speed; Mexican; Older adults.

MeSH terms

Adipose Tissue
Aged
Cross-Sectional Studies
Gait / physiology
Hand Strength / physiology
Humans
Muscle Strength* / physiology
Obesity / complications
Walking Speed*