Background Sarcopenia is defined as the loss of muscle mass and strength. Despite the
seriousness of this disease, a single diagnostic criterion has not yet been established. Few …

Background Sarcopenia, an age-related decline in muscle mass and function, is one of the
most important health problems in elderly with a high rate of adverse outcomes. However …

Objective this study aimed to investigate how sarcopenia has been defined and measured in
the literature reporting its prevalence, and how different definitions and measurement tools …

Sarcopenia was recently classified a geriatric syndrome and is a major challenge to healthy
aging. Affected patients tend to have worse clinical outcomes and higher mortality than …

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 sarcopenia in ageing is a progressive decrease in muscle mass, strength
and/or physical function. This review aims to summarise the definitions of sarcopenia in …

Sarcopenia, a newly recognized geriatric syndrome, is characterized by age-related decline
of skeletal muscle plus low muscle strength and/or physical performance. Previous studies …

Abstract Background in 2010, the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People
(EWGSOP) published a sarcopenia definition that aimed to foster advances in identifying …

Introduction The critical sociodemographic, lifestyle and diseases factors influencing
sarcopenia, defined by the current European Working Group on Sarcopenia 2 (EWGSOP2) …

Abstract Background The 2019 European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People
(EWGSOP2) and the Sarcopenia Definitions and Outcomes Consortium (SDOC) have …