Elderly women with metabolic syndrome present higher cardiovascular risk and lower relative muscle strength

Elderly women with metabolic syndrome present higher cardiovascular risk and lower relative muscle strength

OBJECTIVE: To compare the metabolic, anthropometric, arterial blood pressure, and muscle strength parameters of elderly women with and without metabolic syndrome. METHODS: A case-control study with 27 (67.3±4.8 years of age, 31.0±5.0kg/m²) elderly women with metabolic syndrome and 33 (68.8±5.6 years...

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Main Authors: Darlan Lopes Farias, Ramires Alsamir Tibana, Tatiane Gomes Teixeira, Denis César Leite Vieira, Vitor Tarja, Dahan da Cunha Nascimento, Alessandro de Oliveira Silva, Silvana Schwerz Funghetto, Maritza Alves de Sousa Coura, Renato Valduga, Margô Gomes de Oliveira Karnikowski, Jonato Prestes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein
Series:Einstein (São Paulo)
Subjects:
metabolic syndrome x
risk factors
cardiovascular diseases
muscle strength
aging
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