Prevalence and Factors Associated With Sarcopenia in Suburb-dwelling Older Chinese Using the Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia Definition

Conclusions.
The Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia criterion is useful for defining sarcopenia, and our data suggest that the prevalence of sarcopenia in the general elderly suburb-dwelling Chinese population is high. Moreover, we find that high body mass index is inversely associated with the likelihood of being sarcopenic and that several others factors such as diabetes, peptic ulcer, and drinking habits increase the prevalence of sarcopenia.

Source: Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences - March 7, 2016 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Han, P., Kang, L., Guo, Q., Wang, J., Zhang, W., Shen, S., Wang, X., Dong, R., Ma, Y., Shi, Y., Shi, Z., Li, H., Li, C., Ma, Y., Wang, L., Niu, K. Tags: Research Article Source Type: research