The world population is ageing rapidly. As society ages, the incidence of physical limitations
is dramatically increasing, which reduces the quality of life and increases healthcare …

The term sarcopenia, derived from the Greek words sarx for flesh and penia for loss, was first
introduced by Rosenberg 1 in 1989 to describe the loss of muscle mass that accompanies …

Sarcopenia prevalence and its clinical impact are reportedly variable in chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD) due partly to definition criteria. This review aimed to identify the …

Sarcopenia and frailty are age-related syndromes with negative effects on the quality of life
of older people and on public health costs. Although extensive research has been carried …

INTRODUCTION Currently there are no approved treatments for sarcopenia, the age-
dependent loss of skeletal muscle mass and strength that constitutes a major public health …

The coexistence of osteoporosis and sarcopenia has been recently considered in some
groups as a syndrome termed 'osteosarcopenia'. Osteoporosis describes low bone mass …

Background A brief, inexpensive screening test for sarcopenia would be helpful for clinicians
and their patients. To screen for persons with sarcopenia, we developed a simple five‐item …

Obese older people are more likely to be frail than those with a normal body mass index
(BMI), but the results of individual studies have been inconsistent. We conducted a …

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 …

Objective To investigate the association of predicted lean body mass, fat mass, and body
mass index (BMI) with all cause and cause specific mortality in men. Design Prospective …