Author:

• Lorrane Brunelle Moreira - Moreira, L.B - <lorrane_brunelle@hotmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6754-2184

Co-author(s):

• Silvia Lanziotti Azevedo da Silva - da Silva, S. L. A - <silviafisiojf@yahoo.com.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2323-2029
• Ana Emília Fonseca de Castro - Castro, A.M.F - <anaemiliafcastro@yahoo.com.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0273-1053
• Sara Souza Lima - Lima, S.S - <sara.souli@hotmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0215-4746 .
• Dayane Oliveira Estevam - Estevam, D.O - <dayane_estevam@hotmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7327-342X
• Flávia Alexandra Silveira de Freitas - Freitas, F.A.S - <flaviasilveiraf@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3162-4890
• Érica Leandro Marciano Vieira - Vieira, E.L.M - <ericalmvieira@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4147-5614
• Daniele Sirineu Pereira - Pereira, D.S - <daniele.sirineu@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4868-9244

Abstract:

The study investigated the prevalence of functional capacity decline and its associated factors in the older people enrolled in the Family Health Strategy (FHS) in a city in the south of Minas Gerais. It is an observational, cross-sectional, population-based study with 406 older people (70.49 years ± 6.77). The functional capacity was evaluated by the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB); their associated factors were evaluated by a structured questionnaire including sociodemographic, economic, clinical and physical aspects. The analysis of plasma levels of inflammatory mediators was performed by the ELISA method. Multiple linear regression was used for the analyses (p

Keywords:

Health of the Elderly, Primary Health Care, Elderly, Inflammation Mediators.

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