Abstract Objectives The SARC-F is a simple sarcopenia screening tool comprising 5
assessment items: strength, assistance walking, rising from a chair, climbing stairs, and falls …

Background The prevalence of sarcopenia is high in older people with type 2 diabetes
mellitus (T2DM) and is now considered a critical problem in the healthcare sector. However …

Abstract Objective The 2019 Asian Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (AWGS
2019) recommends using either calf circumference or the strength, assistance in walking …

Background Walking speed is central to emerging consensus definitions of sarcopenia and
frailty as well as being a major predictor of future health outcomes in its own right. However …

[Purpose] The aim of this study was to determine the reference values for the chair stand test
(CST) in healthy older Japanese people.[Methods] Relevant research articles for the 5 …

Aim The present study examined the association between objective measures of sleep
quality and performancebased measures of physical function in communitydwelling oldest …

Background: With the increasing number of older adults and their declining motor and
cognitive function, it is crucial to find alternative methods for assessing physical functionality …

This study aimed to compare the diagnostic values of SARC-F (strength, assistance with
walking, rising from a chair, climbing stairs, and falls), SARC-Calf (SARC-F combined with …

Aims Although aging is strongly associated with both heart failure and a decline in gait
speed, a definition of slowness incorporating an agerelated decline has yet to be …

Objective To quantify habitual walking speed and estimate the prevalence of low habitual
walking speed (< 0.8 m/s and< 0.5 m/s) in nursing home residents; and secondarily to gain …