Anthropometric indicators as a screening tool for sarcopenia in older adults from Florianópolis, Santa Catarina: EpiFloripa Ageing study

ABSTRACT Objective This cross-sectional population-based study aimed to determine the cutoff points of anthropometric indicators to screen for sarcopenia and the association between sarcopenia and these indicators. Methods The sample consisted of 601 older adults. Sarcopenia was detected by appendic...

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Veröffentlicht in:Revista de Nutrição 2017-06, Vol.30 (3), p.287-296
Hauptverfasser: CONFORTIN, Susana Cararo, MENEGHINI, Vandrize, ONO, Lariane Mortean, SCHNEIDER, Ione Jayce Ceola, BARBOSA, Aline Rodrigues, D’ORSI, Eleonora
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