Relación entre fuerza prensil y deterioro cognitivo en mujeres postmenopáusicas de sectores urbano-marginales de Guayaquil.

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Worldwide life expectancy is rising for new technologies and medical advances. However aging is irreversible and can affect the normal cognitive functioning, which refers to mental capacity involved on memory, attention, among others. Aged individuals also experiment the loss of muscle mass, which is understood as dinapenia. METHOD: The objective of the cross-sectional descriptive study was to analyze the association between grip strength and cognitive impairment in postmenopausal women from urban-marginal sectors of Guayaquil, Ecuador. A Jamar dynamometer was used to measure grip strength. The Pfieffer Test to predict cognitive impairment. In addition to a scale (Seca 813) and a stadiometer (Seca 213). RESULTS: Only 24.5% of participants (n=42) presented nutritional risk associated with low weight, BMI, lean mass, appendicular muscle mass (p<0.05). The decrease in AIC/MM showed significant correlation with nutritional risk (p<0.05). CONCLUSION: In summary, there is an association between handgrip strength and cognitive impairment in postmenopausal women. Therefore, it is proposed muscle strength and cognitive functioning should be evaluated on nutritional appointments, in order to prevent comorbities.