Objectives To estimate the association between sarcopenia and the health-related quality of
life (HRQoL) among community-dwelling older adults. Design Cross-sectional analysis of a …

Objectives To assess the occurrence of 3 major adverse outcomes of sarcopenia (ie,
physical disabilities, institutionalizations and deaths) observed over a 3-year follow-up in …

No previous study has investigated the prevalence and risk factors for primary sarcopenia in
outpatient setting. This study aims to evaluate the prevalence and factors associated with …

Background: Sarcopenia is the progressive loss of mass and skeletal muscle strength and
has serious consequences on older people's health. The Chilean older population has a …

Background. Age‐related sarcopenia is associated with physical decline, including poor
functional capacity, lack of physical activity, problems with activities of daily living, and …

Background Sarcopenia has been associated with a lower quality of life (QoL). However,
studies on this association from low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) are scarce. Aims …

Background Previous cohort studies investigating the association between sarcopenia and
the risk of hospitalization have been inconsistent. We performed a meta-analysis to …

Sarcopenia has an important impact in elderly. Recently the European Working Group on
Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP) defined sarcopenia as the loss of muscle mass plus …

Objectives Sarcopenia, a common syndrome in older individuals, is characterized by a
progressive loss of muscle mass and muscle strength. Although data exist on the prevalence …

Background A brief, inexpensive screening test for sarcopenia would be helpful for clinicians
and their patients. To screen for persons with sarcopenia, we developed a simple five‐item …