Sarcopenia and its association with falls and fractures in older adults: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

SSY Yeung, EM Reijnierse, VK Pham… - Journal of cachexia …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Osteosarcopenia: where bone, muscle, and fat collide

HP Hirschfeld, R Kinsella, G Duque - Osteoporosis International, 2017 - Springer
As the world's population ages, the prevalence of chronic diseases increases. Sarcopenia
and osteoporosis are two conditions that are associated with aging, with similar risk factors …

Sarcopenia: prevalence, associated factors, and the risk of mortality and disability in Japanese older adults

A Kitamura, S Seino, T Abe, Y Nofuji… - Journal of cachexia …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background There is limited evidence on sarcopenia in Asian populations. This study aimed
to clarify the prevalence, associated factors, and the magnitude of association with mortality …

Osteosarcopenia: epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment—facts and numbers

B Kirk, J Zanker, G Duque - Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background Osteosarcopenia, the presence of osteopenia/osteoporosis and sarcopenia, is
an emerging geriatric giant, which poses a serious global health burden. Methods and …

Sarcopenic obesity or obese sarcopenia: a cross talk between age-associated adipose tissue and skeletal muscle inflammation as a main mechanism of the …

A Kalinkovich, G Livshits - Ageing research reviews, 2017 - Elsevier
Sarcopenia, an age-associated decline in skeletal muscle mass coupled with functional
deterioration, may be exacerbated by obesity leading to higher disability, frailty, morbidity …

A review of sarcopenia: Enhancing awareness of an increasingly prevalent disease

E Marty, Y Liu, A Samuel, O Or, J Lane - Bone, 2017 - Elsevier
Sarcopenia is defined as an age associated decline in skeletal muscle mass. The
pathophysiology of sarcopenia is multifactorial, with decreased caloric intake, muscle fiber …

Sarcopenia and heart failure

F Curcio, G Testa, I Liguori, M Papillo, V Flocco… - Nutrients, 2020 - mdpi.com
Modifications of lean mass are a frequent critical determinant in the pathophysiology and
progression of heart failure (HF). Sarcopenia may be considered one of the most important …

SARC-F: a simple questionnaire to rapidly diagnose sarcopenia

TK Malmstrom, JE Morley - Journal of the American Medical Directors …, 2013 - jamda.com
Sarcopenia was originally defined as an age-associated loss of muscle mass. 1, 2 Recently
a number of European and international groups have redefined sarcopenia as being a …

Muscle and bone mass in middle‐aged women: role of menopausal status and physical activity

S Sipilä, T Törmäkangas, E Sillanpää… - Journal of cachexia …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background Women experience drastic hormonal changes during midlife due to the
menopausal transition. Menopausal hormonal changes are known to lead to bone loss and …

Differences in handgrip strength protocols to identify sarcopenia and frailty-a systematic review

AR Sousa-Santos, TF Amaral - BMC geriatrics, 2017 - Springer
Background Hand grip strength (HGS) is used for the diagnosis of sarcopenia and frailty.
Several factors have been shown to influence HGS values during measurement. Therefore …