Sarcopenia refers to a decrease in skeletal muscle mass and function. Because sarcopenia
affects mortality, and causes significant disability, the clinical importance of sarcopenia is …

Background Sarcopenia is an ever-increasingly recognized entity in aging or chronically-ill
individuals. A recent surge of researches came out on sarcopenia in rheumatoid arthritis …

The prevalence of sarcopenia in rheumatic diseases has been evaluated in single diseases
using various diagnostic approaches, generating conflicting data on the pathogenetic …

Sarcopenia is a condition that is characterized by loss of muscle mass, muscle strength and
muscle functional impairment with ageing. The definition of sarcopenia has been through …

Sarcopenia, a disorder that involves the generalized loss of skeletal muscle strength and
mass, was formally recognized as a disease by its inclusion in the International …

Evaluate the prevalence of sarcopenia on patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), the
influence of sarcopenia on disease activity and factors associated with sarcopenia. One …

Sarcopenia is defined as a combination of low muscle mass with low muscle function. The
term was first used to designate the loss of muscle mass and performance associated with …

Objectives: Sarcopenia is characterized by loss of muscle strength and mass, leading to falls
and adverse health outcomes. Our aim was to determine the prevalence of sarcopenia in …

Aim To evaluate the prevalence rate and factors associated with sarcopenia in Japanese
patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Methods We enrolled 240 consecutive patients with …

Sarcopenia, a geriatric syndrome that is characterized by a progressive and generalized
skeletal muscle disorder, can be associated with many comorbidities, including obesity …