Frailty is a syndrome of cumulative decline across multiple physiological systems, which
predisposes vulnerable adults to adverse events. Assessing vulnerable patients can …

Sarcopenia, the associated loss of skeletal muscle mass and strength and impaired physical
function seen with aging, is a growing, global public health challenge in need of accepted …

Background and aims Sarcopenia staging systems have been proposed, but little is known
on their application in hip-fracture patients. Our aim was to assess the prevalence of …

Objective To investigate the causal association between lifestyles (smoking, drinking
consumption and physical activity) and sarcopenia-related traits by Mendelian randomized …

Background Sarcopenia is common among older hospitalized adults but estimates vary
according to definitions used. Aims of this study were to investigate the agreement between …

Aim Low muscle mass (LMM) is a prerequisite to define sarcopenia. We aimed to report
muscle-mass reference cut-off points adjusted for height and weight as muscle-mass …

The relevance of sarcopenia and sarcopenic Obesity (SO) is rising in our aging societies.
Applying recognized definitions to 965 community-dwelling Bavarian men 70 years+ …

Background There is no universal consensus definition of sarcopenia, although there is
agreement that sarcopenia is a risk factor for mortality in haemodialysis (HD) patients. We …

Background & aims The metabolic and functional characteristics related to sarcopenic
obesity have not been thoroughly explored in the earlier stages of the aging process. The …

Sarcopenia and sarcopenic obesity research in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) is
limited. We investigated sarcopenia and sarcopenic obesity prevalence and …