Association between locomotive syndrome and anemia among community‐dwelling older adults

Association between locomotive syndrome and anemia among community‐dwelling older adults

Aim To investigate the association between locomotive syndrome and anemia among community‐dwelling older adults. Methods This cross‐sectional study was conducted at specific health checkup centers in Japan between 2019 and 2020. We sent a questionnaire to older adults aged ≥65 years who participated...

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Veröffentlicht in:Geriatrics & gerontology international 2023-06, Vol.23 (6), p.426-429
Hauptverfasser: Encho, Haruhi, Uchida, Kazuaki, Nakamura, Junya, Mizuta, Sachiko, Akisue, Toshihiro, Kowa, Hisatomo, Ono, Rei
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Sprache:eng
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Aged
Anemia
Anemia - epidemiology
Arthritis
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Humans
Independent Living
Japan - epidemiology
locomotive syndrome
Male
older adults
Older people
Surveys and Questionnaires
Syndrome
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Zusammenfassung:Aim To investigate the association between locomotive syndrome and anemia among community‐dwelling older adults. Methods This cross‐sectional study was conducted at specific health checkup centers in Japan between 2019 and 2020. We sent a questionnaire to older adults aged ≥65 years who participated in health checkups. A total of 2507 community‐dwelling older adults were included in this study (mean age = 72.3 years, 51.4% women). Locomotive syndrome was measured using a 25‐question Geriatric Locomotive Function Scale with a score range of 0–100, and was defined as ≥16 points. Anemia was defined using World Health Organization criteria, as a hemoglobin concentration of
ISSN:1444-1586
1447-0594
DOI:10.1111/ggi.14593