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

• Principais autores: Silvia Gonçalves Ricci Neri (Autor), André Bonadias Gadelha (Autor), Ana Luiza Matias Correia (Autor), Juscélia Cristina Pereira (Autor), Marisete Peralta Safons (Autor), Ricardo Moreno Lima (Autor)
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• Publicado em: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, 2017-11-01T00:00:00Z.
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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...