Normative values to assess functional fitness in older adults in a region of Chile
This study demonstrated that there were discrepancies in BMI and functional fitness performance of older adults between countries in various geographic regions of the world. In addition, the proposed percentiles are an important tool to track individual changes and can be used to evaluate and plan intervention programs in older adults in Chile.
Authors
- Rossana Gómez‐Campos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6509-5707)
- Rubén Vidal-Espinoza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8593-5248)
- Fernando Alvear-Vasquez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9461-1384)
- Marco Cossio‐Bolaños (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7230-9996)
- José Sulla-Torres (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5129-430X)
- Camilo Urra-Albornoz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5936-359X)
- Marcella Silva Ramos de Lázari
- Luis Felipe Castelli Correia de Campos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6157-7522)
Institutions
- Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) (BR)
- Catholic University of the Maule (CL)
- Universidad Católica Silva Henríquez (CL)
- Catholic University of Santa María (PE)
- Universidad Santo Tomás (CL)
- Universidad Adventista de Chile (CL)
- Universidad Nacional del Altiplano (PE)
- Departamento de Educación (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Aging
- Published
- 2025-06-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fragi.2025.1554783
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Aging, Health, and Disability
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.64
Funders
- Agencia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo