Prevalence of sarcopenia and its associated factors: the impact of muscle mass, gait speed, and handgrip strength reference values on reported frequencies

OBJECTIVES: Sarcopenia is a common treatable geriatric condition. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of sarcopenia and its associated factors in community-dwelling elderly living in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and to discuss the impact of different muscle mass, handgrip strength and ga...

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Autores principales: Moreira, Virgílio Garcia, Perez, Mariângela, Lourenço, Roberto Alves
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6445156/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30994709
http://dx.doi.org/10.6061/clinics/2019/e477

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6445156/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30994709
http://dx.doi.org/10.6061/clinics/2019/e477

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