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Sarcoscore: A Novel Approach for Assessing Sarcopenia and Functional Disability in Older Adults

Physical medicine and Rehabilitation
Geriatrics
Author
Osuka et al.
Used Parameters : SMI
Publication Year : 2020
Country : Japan
Journal : Journal of Clinical Medicine
Sarcopenia is associated with instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) and basic activities of daily living (BADL) disabilities. We developed an index for assessing sarcopenia degree (sarcoscore) and compared it to the Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia (AWGS) criteria. Principal component analyses of walking speed, handgrip strength, and skeletal muscle index were performed to develop a sarcoscore using 3088 Japanese population-based cross-sectional data. During the nine-year follow-up, 278 of 2571 and 88 of 2341 …
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