Prevalence of weakness and its relationship with limitations based on the Foundations for the National Institutes for Health project: data from the Health and Retirement Study

Background/Objectives: The objectives of this study were to determine the prevalence of muscle weakness using the two 2014 Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH) Sarcopenia Project criteria and its relationship with physical limitations, basic activities of daily living (ADL) and in...

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Veröffentlicht in:	European journal of clinical nutrition 2016-10, Vol.70 (10), p.1168-1173
Hauptverfasser:	Batsis, J A, Germain, C M, Vásquez, E, Bartels, S J
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	692/699/1702/393 Activities of Daily Living Adults Aged Aged patients Aging Body mass index Body size Clinical Nutrition Confidence intervals Criteria Cross-Sectional Studies Databases, Factual Diagnosis Epidemiology Female Grip strength Health aspects Humans Internal Medicine Male Medical examination Medicine Medicine & Public Health Men Metabolic Diseases Methods Middle Aged Muscle function Muscle weakness Muscle Weakness - epidemiology Muscle Weakness - physiopathology Muscles National Institutes of Health (U.S.) Nutritional assessment Older people original-article Prevalence studies (Epidemiology) Public Health Retirement Sarcopenia Sarcopenia - epidemiology Sarcopenia - physiopathology Sex Statistical analysis Surveys and Questionnaires United States - epidemiology Women
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Zusammenfassung:	Background/Objectives: The objectives of this study were to determine the prevalence of muscle weakness using the two 2014 Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH) Sarcopenia Project criteria and its relationship with physical limitations, basic activities of daily living (ADL) and instrumental ADL. Subjects/Methods: We performed a cross-sectional analysis of community-dwelling adults from the Health and Retirement Study 2006–2008 and identified a subsample of 5092 adults aged ⩾60 years with grip strength (GS) data. Self-reported physical limitations, basic ADL and instrumental ADL were assessed. Criteria for GS (men
ISSN:	0954-3007 1476-5640
DOI:	10.1038/ejcn.2016.90