Gait velocity in diabetic and non diabetic elderly adults

Authors

  • Luciana Oliveira Gomes Centro Universitario de Belo Horizonte
  • Fernanda Guimarães Borges Centro Universitario de Belo Horizonte
  • Izabela Santos Rancone Centro Universitario de Belo Horizonte
  • Cláudia Santos Oliveira Universidade Nove de Julho- UNINOVE
  • Daniela Maria Anjos Centro Universitario de Belo Horizonte - UNIBH

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5585/conssaude.v7i2.1013

Keywords:

Diabetes, Idosos, Velocidade de caminhada.

Abstract

Diabetes Mellitus is related to several neuromuscular skeletal problems that can lead to physical disablement and changes in gait such as reduction of walking speed, short paces and limited mobility of knee and ankle. The main aim of this study is to compare the gait velocity of diabetic and non-diabetic elderly adults using the 10 meters walking test. The data were analyzed using Mann-Whitney Test. The research was executed at the School-Clinic of UNI-BH and at Centro de Saúde São Francisco. The sample was composed by 47 participants, 24 non-diabetics (group 1), and 23 diabetics (group 2), 35 women and 12 men, all of them aged 60 to 75 years old. The results of the study show that diabetic elderly (median 1,11m/s) walk more slowly than non-diabetic elderly (median 0,95m/s). Therefore, it indicates that diabetic elderly can suffer a greater functional decline when compared to non-diabetic elderly.

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Author Biographies

Luciana Oliveira Gomes, Centro Universitario de Belo Horizonte

Fisioterapeutas, graduadas no Centro Universitário de Belo Horizonte – UNI-BH. Claudia Santos Oliveira

Fernanda Guimarães Borges, Centro Universitario de Belo Horizonte

Fisioterapeutas, graduadas no Centro Universitário de Belo Horizonte – UNI-BH. Claudia Santos Oliveira

Izabela Santos Rancone, Centro Universitario de Belo Horizonte

Fisioterapeutas, graduadas no Centro Universitário de Belo Horizonte – UNI-BH. Claudia Santos Oliveira

Cláudia Santos Oliveira, Universidade Nove de Julho- UNINOVE

Professora do Programa de Mestrado em Ciências da Reabilitação – Universidade Nove de Julho- UNINOVE

Daniela Maria Anjos, Centro Universitario de Belo Horizonte - UNIBH

Mestre em engenharia Biomédica, Professora do Centro Universitário de Belo Horizonte.

Published

2008-11-26

How to Cite

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Gomes LO, Borges FG, Rancone IS, Oliveira CS, Anjos DM. Gait velocity in diabetic and non diabetic elderly adults. Cons. Saúde [Internet]. 2008 Nov. 26 [cited 2024 Jul. 17];7(2):261-8. Available from: https://periodicos.uninove.br/saude/article/view/1013

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