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Slow Gait Speed as an Indicator of Overweight, Dynapenic Obesity and Sarcopenic Obesity in Elderly People in the Community

Sponsor: University of Americas

Summary

The goal of this observational study is to evaluate the relationship of gait speed with dynapenic or sarcopenic obesity in community-dwelling older people. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Is slow walking speed related to overweight in older people in the community? * Is slow walking speed related to dynapenic obesity in older people in the community? * Is gait speed related to sarcopenic obesity in older people in the community? Participants will answer a clinical interview to obtain sociodemographic data and will perform the following clinical tests: (1) 10-meter walk test, (2) Anthropometric measurement; (3) Handgrip dynamometry test, (4) Standing dynamometry test and (5) Physical functionality questionnaires.

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