Prevalencia de sarcopenia en adultos mayores que asisten a la Fundación de Acción Social e Integral Sudor y Gloria de la ciudad de Guayaquil del año 2021.

Abstract

Defining sarcopenia as the decrease in muscle mass that is related to aging. The objective of this project is to investigate the prevalence of sarcopenia in older adults who attend the “Foundation de Action Social Sweat and Glory”, being evaluated by the Bioimpedance and SPPB method. This research work has a cross-sectional, descriptive, quantitative approach. Thirty-three male and female older adults participated in the study, respecting inclusion and exclusion criteria. An evaluation of the nutritional status was carried out where it gave us as a result according to the criteria such as: decreased muscle mass, decreased muscle strength and low physical performance. Obtaining 12% of the sample in the female gender presenting severe sarcopenia and the male gender with 14% with mild sarcopenia. In the present study, the prevalence of sarcopenia was verified and it was demonstrated in the study sample, with a greater increase and difficulty in the female sex, all of the older adults showed low physical performance, poor mobilization capacity and decreased muscle mass. A protein intake of approximately 1.0 to 1.5 g / kg / day is recommended, consuming 25-30g of protein per day, consuming foods with vitamin D and physical activity, this together will help prevent the appearance of sarcopenia.