Prevalence of sarcopenia and associated factors in the healthy older adults of the Peruvian Andes

Prevalence of sarcopenia and associated factors in the healthy older adults of the Peruvian Andes

Highlights • The exponential growth in the elderly population in Peru needs attention. • No data of sarcopenia are available for subjects living in a rural Andean region. • Our study shows that the prevalence of sarcopenia was 14.9%. • Several factors associated with sarcopenia were founded.

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Veröffentlicht in:Archives of gerontology and geriatrics 2017-01, Vol.68, p.49-54
Hauptverfasser: Tramontano, Alessandra, Veronese, Nicola, Sergi, Giuseppe, Manzato, Enzo, Rodriguez-Hurtado, Diana, Maggi, Stefania, Trevisan, Caterina, De Zaiacomo, Francesca, Giantin, Valter
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Sprache:eng
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Activities of daily living
Age Factors
Aged
Body Mass Index
Disability Evaluation
Exercise
Female
Humans
Instrumental activities of daily living
Internal Medicine
Male
Motor activity
Nutritional Status
Peru - epidemiology
Prevalence
Sarcopenia
Sarcopenia - epidemiology
Sex Factors
Walk Test
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Zusammenfassung:Highlights • The exponential growth in the elderly population in Peru needs attention. • No data of sarcopenia are available for subjects living in a rural Andean region. • Our study shows that the prevalence of sarcopenia was 14.9%. • Several factors associated with sarcopenia were founded.
ISSN:0167-4943
1872-6976
DOI:10.1016/j.archger.2016.09.002