title: Anthropometric changes in the Brazilian cohort of older adults: SABE survey (health, well-being, and aging).
abstract: The aim of the present study was to analyze the anthropometric changes in a home-based cohort of Brazilian older adults who participated in the SABE Survey, conducted in 2000 and 2006. A total of 1030 men and women were examined by age group: 60-69, 70-79, and ≥80 years. This representative sample consists of the survivors of the 2000 cohort. The following anthropometric variables were assessed: body mass, arm muscle, waist and calf circumferences, triceps skinfold thickness, body mass index, waist-hip ratio, and arm muscle area according to mean values and percentile distribution. Except for body mass and body mass index, a significant difference (P < 0.05) was observed among the assessed anthropometric variables during the follow-up period. The older adults ≥80 years presented the lowest values. The reduction in the mean values of triceps skinfold thickness was greater (30%) than that of waist circumference (9%) and was more pronounced in women (21%) than in men (9%). Arm muscle circumference and area reduced by 8% and 19%, respectively, in men and 1% and 3%, correspondingly, in women. Our findings revealed reductions in the mean values for all anthropometric variables in the follow-up period from 2000 to 2006 among older adults.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health, University of São Paulo (USP), Doutor Arnaldo Avenue 715, 2nd Floor, São Paulo, SP 01246-904, Brazil.
authors.forename: Manuela Ferreira
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: de Almeida
authors.forename: Maria de Fátima Nunes
authors.initials: Mde F
authors.lastname: Marucci
authors.forename: Luís Alberto
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Gobbo
authors.forename: Luciana Silva
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Ferreira
authors.forename: Daiana Aparecida Quintiliano Scarpelli
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Dourado
authors.forename: Yeda Aparecida de Oliveira
authors.initials: YA
authors.lastname: Duarte
authors.forename: Maria Lucia
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Lebrão
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging; D000886:Anthropometry / Q000379:methods; D001823:Body Composition; D015992:Body Mass Index; D001938:Brazil; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012737:Sex Factors