Association between obesity, risk of falls and fear of falling in older women

• Main Authors: Silvia Gonçalves Ricci Neri (Author), André Bonadias Gadelha (Author), Ana Luiza Matias Correia (Author), Juscélia Cristina Pereira (Author), Marisete Peralta Safons (Author), Ricardo Moreno Lima (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, 2017-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The aim of this cross-sectional study was to investigate the association between obesity, risk of falls and fear of falling in older women. Two hundred and twenty-six volunteers (68.05 ± 6.22 years, 68.06 ± 11.79 kg, 1.56 ± 0.06 m) were classified as normal weight, overweight or obese, according to...