Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) represents a major health burden for the elderly
population, affecting approximately 25% of people over the age of 65 years. This percentage …

(1) Background: To review the associated factors of sarcopenia in community-dwelling older
adults.(2) Methods: PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and four Chinese electronic …

Skeletal muscle is a crucial tissue for movement, gestural assistance, metabolic
homeostasis, and thermogenesis. It makes up approximately 40% of the total body weight …

Sarcopenia, a geriatric disease characterized by a progressive loss of skeletal muscle mass
and loss of muscle function, constitutes a rising, often undiagnosed health problem. Its …

Sarcopenia a recognised geriatric syndrome. This study aims to evaluate the prevalence of
possible sarcopenia, sarcopenia and severe sarcopenia among older Chinese adults and to …

Abstract The new ICD‐10‐CM (M62. 84) code for sarcopenia represents a major step
forward in recognizing sarcopenia as a disease. This should lead to an increase in …

Background Sarcopenia is an age-related disease which leads to a decline in muscle mass
and function and is one of the most important health issues in elderly people with a high rate …

Background Depression may be the most common cause of emotional distress later in life
and can significantly reduce the quality of life in elderly individuals. Sarcopenia is a …

Despite of better knowledge about sarcopenia, an optimal understanding of its
consequences from a public health perspective remains a challenge. Specifically, the …

Objectives to explore whether sarcopenia is associated with depression. Design electronic
literature databases from PubMed, Scopus, Embase and Google Scholar were searched. A …