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Sarcopenia in community-dwelling oldest old is associated with disability and poor physical function

Geriatrics
Author
W. Xu et al.
Used Parameters : SMI
Publication Year : 2020
Country : China
Journal : The journal of nutrition, health & aging
Objectives Sarcopenia is an age-related geriatric syndrome and is associated with numerous adverse outcomes. Although there is preponderance of studies on sarcopenia in community setting, few studies focused on the oldest old. We investigated the prevalence of sarcopenia in Chinese community-dwelling oldest old and examined the socio-demographic and lifestyle factors of sarcopenia. We also investigated the association between sarcopenia and disability in activities of daily living (ADL) and physical function among the oldest old …
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