The term sarcopenia was introduced in 1988. The original definition was a “muscle loss” of
the appendicular muscle mass in the older people as measured by dual energy x‐ray …

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 …

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 …

Sarcopenia is a progressive and generalised skeletal muscle disorder involving the
accelerated loss of muscle mass and function that is associated with increased adverse …

OBJECTIVES To develop an evidence‐based definition of sarcopenia that can facilitate
identification of older adults at risk for clinically relevant outcomes (eg, self‐reported mobility …

Background All proposed definitions of sarcopenia include the measurement of muscle
mass, but the techniques and threshold values used vary. Indeed, the literature does not …

Background & aims Malnutrition has been recognized as a major risk factor for adverse
postoperative outcomes. The ESPEN Symposium on perioperative nutrition was held in …

Background A lack of agreement on definitions and terminology used for nutrition-related
concepts and procedures limits the development of clinical nutrition practice and research …

Objectives The purpose of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to summarize the
prevalence of, and association between, physical frailty or sarcopenia and malnutrition in …

Objective The purpose of this study was to perform a systematic review to assess the short-,
middle-and long-term consequences of sarcopenia. Methods Prospective studies assessing …