The Impact of Low Muscle Mass Definition on the Prevalence of Sarcopenia in Older Australians

Background. Sarcopenia is the presence of low muscle mass and low muscle function. The aim of this study was to establish cutoffs for low muscle mass using three published methods and to compare the prevalence of sarcopenia in older Australians. Methods. Gender specific cutoffs levels were identifie...

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Veröffentlicht in:	BioMed research international 2014-01, Vol.2014 (2014), p.1-7
Hauptverfasser:	Yu, Solomon, Appleton, Sarah, Adams, Robert, Chapman, Ian, Wittert, Gary, Visvanathan, Thavarajah, Visvanathan, Renuka
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Age Age Factors Aged Aged, 80 and over Aging Aging - pathology Aging - physiology Australia Elder care Female Gender Grants Hand Strength Health aspects Health care networks Health sciences Hospitals Humans Interviews Male Medical research Medicine Medicine, Experimental Mens health Methods Middle Aged Muscle, Skeletal - physiopathology Muscles Musculoskeletal system Older people Population Prevalence studies (Epidemiology) Regression analysis Sarcopenia Sarcopenia - epidemiology Sarcopenia - physiopathology Sex Characteristics Statistics Studies Womens health Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:	Background. Sarcopenia is the presence of low muscle mass and low muscle function. The aim of this study was to establish cutoffs for low muscle mass using three published methods and to compare the prevalence of sarcopenia in older Australians. Methods. Gender specific cutoffs levels were identified for low muscle mass using three different methods. Low grip strength was determined using established cutoffs of
ISSN:	2314-6133 2314-6141
DOI:	10.1155/2014/361790