Prevalence of sarcopenia in inpatients 70 years and older using different diagnostic criteria

AIM: To compare prevalence rates of sarcopenia applying multiple diagnostic criteria in hospitalized older patients. DESIGN: Observational, longitudinal EMPOWER study. METHODS: A total of 378 hospitalized inpatients aged 70 years and older were recruited. Muscle mass and strength were measured using...

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Published in:Nurs Open
Main Authors: Reijnierse, Esmee M., Buljan, Angela, Tuttle, Camilla S. L., van Ancum, Jeanine, Verlaan, Sjors, Meskers, Carel G. M., Maier, Andrea B.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2018
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6419296/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30918687
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1002/nop2.219
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