BACKGROUND Sarcopenia is prevalent and a known adverse prognostic effector in lung cancer (LCA). However, the relationship between sarcopenia and histology remains uncertain in LCA. METHODS Consecutive patients with newly diagnosed LCA (n = 778) between June 2012 and February 2015 were retrospectively reviewed to identify factors associated with sarcopenia. Sarcopenia was defined as CT-determ...

OBJECTIVES This study aimed to explore the concordance between definitions of sarcopenia and frailty in a clinically relevant population of geriatric outpatients. DESIGN Data were retrieved from a cross-sectional study. SETTING The study was performed in a geriatric outpatient clinic of a middle-sized teaching hospital. PARTICIPANTS The study included 299 geriatric outpatients (mean age 8...

BACKGROUND Sarcopenia, an age- related loss of muscle mass, is a significant associating factor for functional impairment among older adults. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of and associated factors for sarcopenia and severe sarcopenia among older adults in Iran. METHODS A total of 300 individuals aged over 55 years were randomly selected from the 6th district of Tehr...

BACKGROUND Blood pressure (BP) is directly and causally associated with body size in the general population. Whether muscle mass is an important factor that determines BP remains unclear. OBJECTIVE To investigate whether sarcopenia is associated with hypertension in older Koreans. PARTICIPANTS We surveyed 2,099 males and 2,747 females aged 60 years or older. MEASUREMENTS Sarcopenia was de...

Background: Given the association between metabolic disturbance and sarcopenia, sarcopenia may be intrinsically associated with the prevalence of HL. However, few studies describe the association between sarcopenia and HL. The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical association between sarcopenia and HL in postmenopausal Korean women. Patients and Methods: A total of 4,038 women were ult...

CONTEXT It has been suggested that elevated serum ferritin is associated with several metabolic disorders. However, there is no reported study assessing any association between serum ferritin and sarcopenia despite the close relationship between sarcopenia and metabolic disorders. OBJECTIVE We investigated whether serum ferritin was associated with sarcopenia in older Koreans. DESIGN AND SE...

According to European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP) sarcopenia includes both a loss of muscle strength and a decline in functional quality in addition to the loss of muscle protein mass. In order to develop strategies to prevent and treat sarcopenia, the risk factors and causes of sarcopenia must be identified. Age-related muscle loss is characterized by the contribution ...

BACKGROUND Sarcopenia is prevalent in older persons and is a risk factor for falls, fractures, and mortality. The aim of this study was to determine a) the feasibility of determining sarcopenia in patients with acute hip fracture, b) the prevalence of sarcopenia and c) associations of sarcopenia with nutritional status and comorbidities. METHODS A multicenter cross-sectional study on sarcopen...

BACKGROUND The criteria for defining sarcopenia vary among studies and confusion has arisen when defining the cutoff value. As a result, the prevalence of sarcopenia differs markedly depending on the definition. This study used the Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia (AWGS) definition to determine the prevalence of sarcopenia among Korean women. METHODS This study was based on data obtained fr...

The European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP) developed a practical clinical definition and consensus diagnostic criteria for age-related sarcopenia. EWGSOP included representatives from four participant organisations, i.e. the European Geriatric Medicine Society, the European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism, the International Association of Gerontology and Ger...