Prevalence and definition of sarcopenia in community dwelling older people: Data from the Berlin aging study II (BASE-II)

Background Sarcopenia describes the age-associated loss of muscle mass, strength and function. The aim of this study was to compare the prevalence of sarcopenia in a cohort of community dwelling elderly people living in Berlin, Germany, according to the criteria proposed by current consensus stateme...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie 2016-02, Vol.49 (2), p.94-99
Hauptverfasser:	Spira, D., Norman, K., Nikolov, J., Demuth, I., Steinhagen-Thiessen, E., Eckardt, R.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Absorptiometry, Photon - statistics & numerical data Age Distribution Aged Aged, 80 and over Aging Berlin - epidemiology Female Geriatric Assessment - methods Geriatric Assessment - statistics & numerical data Geriatrics/Gerontology Germany - epidemiology Hand Strength Humans Independent Living - statistics & numerical data Internal Medicine Male Medicine Medicine & Public Health Middle Aged Muscle Weakness - classification Muscle Weakness - diagnosis Muscle Weakness - epidemiology Originalien Prevalence Reproducibility of Results Risk Factors Sarcopenia - classification Sarcopenia - diagnosis Sarcopenia - epidemiology Self Report Sensitivity and Specificity Sex Distribution Social Sciences Terminology as Topic Walking Speed
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