PMID: 15374023Sep 18, 2004Paper

Correlation between the bone mass, psychometric performances, and the levels of autonomy and autosufficiency in an elderly Italian population above 80 years of age

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics
D MaugeriP Panebianco

Abstract

This study was aimed at evaluating the correlation between bone mineral density (BMD) and the psychophysical health status in an elderly study population (62 subjects, mean age 84+/-5 years, 21 males and 41 females), institutionalized (Group A) in various structures of Pozzallo, a marine locality of the Ragusa Province in Sicily. BMD was measured by using ultrasonography of the calcanear area (T-score, Z-score, stiffness). The alterations of the cognitive and affective spheres as well as the levels of autonomy and autosufficiency were estimated by means of psychometric scales like mini-mental state examination (MMSE), geriatric depression scale (GDS), activities of daily living (ADL) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADL). Other biological, social and health-related factors, such as age, sex, body weight and height, nutritional and drug-taking habits, physical activity and previous pathologies, were also considered. These variables were compared to those obtained in a similar, but non-institutionalized controls (Group B) of 63 subjects (mean age 85+/-2 years, 27 males and 36 females), being similar in number and age distribution, frequenting the Geriatric Day Center of the same locality. Statistical analysis reveale...Continue Reading

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