Sarcopenia is a potentially modifiable risk factor for falls and fractures in older adults, but the
strength of the association between sarcopenia, falls, and fractures is unclear. This study …

COPD is associated with a progressive loss of muscle mass and function. However, there is
an unmet need to define and standardise methods to estimate the prevalence of sarcopenia …

Abstract The Rotterdam Study is a population-based cohort study, started in 1990 in the
district of Ommoord in the city of Rotterdam, the Netherlands, with the aim to describe the …

Importance Sarcopenia and obesity are 2 global concerns associated with adverse health
outcomes in older people. Evidence on the population-based prevalence of the combination …

Osteosarcopenia is defined as the concomitant occurrence of sarcopenia and osteoporosis/
osteopenia. This study aimed to clarify whether osteosarcopenia implies a greater risk of …

Background Sarcopenia is an ever-increasingly recognized entity in aging or chronically-ill
individuals. A recent surge of researches came out on sarcopenia in rheumatoid arthritis …

The awareness of the presence and consequences of sarcopenia has significantly
increased over the past decade. Sarcopenia is defined as gradual loss of muscle mass and …

Osteosarcopenia is defined as the concurrent occurrence of osteopenia/osteoporosis and
sarcopenia. The aim of the current study was to perform a systematic review with meta …

The co-existence of impaired bone health (osteopenia/osteoporosis), reduced muscle mass
and strength (sarcopenia), and increased adiposity (obesity) in middle-aged and older …

Aim Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients vary widely in terms of the
prevalence of sarcopenia, which is partially attributed to differences in diagnostic criteria and …