<b>The age marker as a predictive indicator for frailty syndrome in the elderly</b> - doi: 10.4025/actascihealthsci.v35i2.12489

  • Sheilla Tribess Universidade de Brasília / Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro
  • Jair Sindra Virtuoso Júnior Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro
  • Carlos Alexandre Rezende da Silva Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro
  • Thais Reis Silva de Paulo Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro
  • Vicente Romo-Perez Universidad de Vigo
  • Ricardo Jacó de Oliveira Universidade de Brasília
Palavras-chave: frail elderly, ROC curve, health of the elderly

Resumo

The objective of the study was to analyze the age marker in males and females as a predictor of the absence of frailty syndrome in the elderly. This was a cross-sectional study with 624 individuals. Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curves were constructed and compared to areas of age, gender and absence of frailty. Cut-off points for age (years) were established to predict the absence of frailty (95% CI). The largest areas under the ROC curve for age were found for females. It was observed that the age of 72 years (women) or 67 (men) were the best cut-off points for predicting the absence of frailty. The age marker can serve as an important indicator in selecting priority groups for certain interventions.

 

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Biografia do Autor

Sheilla Tribess, Universidade de Brasília / Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro
Departamento de Ciências do Esporte, Instituto de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro
Jair Sindra Virtuoso Júnior, Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro
Instituto de Ciências da Saúde
Carlos Alexandre Rezende da Silva, Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro
Instituto de Ciências da Saúde
Thais Reis Silva de Paulo, Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro
Instituto de Ciências da Saúde
Vicente Romo-Perez, Universidad de Vigo
Facultad de Ciencias de la Educación y del Deporte
Ricardo Jacó de Oliveira, Universidade de Brasília
Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Saúde
Publicado
2013-06-14
Como Citar
Tribess, S., Virtuoso Júnior, J. S., Silva, C. A. R. da, Paulo, T. R. S. de, Romo-Perez, V., & Oliveira, R. J. de. (2013). <b>The age marker as a predictive indicator for frailty syndrome in the elderly</b&gt; - doi: 10.4025/actascihealthsci.v35i2.12489. Acta Scientiarum. Health Sciences, 35(2), 273-277. https://doi.org/10.4025/actascihealthsci.v35i2.12489
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Saúde Coletiva

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