Functional capacity and risk of falls in the elderly with metabolic syndrome

• Main Authors: Ramon Repolês Soares (Author), Patrícia de Oliveira Salgado (Author), Kelvin Oliveira Rocha (Author), Luciana Moreira Lima (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina de Família e Comunidade, 2020-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is the most common metabolic abnormality in the population that predisposes to cardiovascular events and may be related to poor physical fitness and low functional capacity in the elderly. The objective of this study was to evaluate the interference of metabol...