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Prevalence of sarcopenia and related factors in community-dwelling elderly individuals

OBJECTIVES: To determine the prevalence of sarcopenia and related factors in individuals aged ≥65 years living in the Bornova district of Izmir, Turkey. Sarcopenia is one of the most serious health problems among elderly individuals. METHODS: This cross-sectional study was conducted in the Bornova d...

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Autores principales: Simsek, Hatice, Meseri, Reci, Sahin, Sevnaz, Kilavuz, Asli, Bicakli, Derya H., Uyar, Mehmet, Savas, Sumru, Sarac, Fulden, Akcicek, Fehmi
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Saudi Medical Journal 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6778764/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31219491
http://dx.doi.org/10.15537/smj.2019.6.23917
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author Simsek, Hatice
Meseri, Reci
Sahin, Sevnaz
Kilavuz, Asli
Bicakli, Derya H.
Uyar, Mehmet
Savas, Sumru
Sarac, Fulden
Akcicek, Fehmi
author_facet Simsek, Hatice
Meseri, Reci
Sahin, Sevnaz
Kilavuz, Asli
Bicakli, Derya H.
Uyar, Mehmet
Savas, Sumru
Sarac, Fulden
Akcicek, Fehmi
author_sort Simsek, Hatice
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description OBJECTIVES: To determine the prevalence of sarcopenia and related factors in individuals aged ≥65 years living in the Bornova district of Izmir, Turkey. Sarcopenia is one of the most serious health problems among elderly individuals. METHODS: This cross-sectional study was conducted in the Bornova district of Izmir, Turkey, between February-July 2015. This study participants were comprised of 909 individuals aged ≥65 years. The dependent variable was the presence of sarcopenia and the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP) approach was used for determining sarcopenia. The independent variables were socio-demographic and economic characteristics, healthy life behaviors and health status/condition. Data were collected at home through face-to-face interviews and measurements, analysed using chi-square test, t-test and logistic regression analysis. RESULTS: The participants’ mean age was 72.8±6.2 (range: 65-100) years, and 60.2% were female (n=582). The prevalence of sarcopenia was 5.2% and that of low gait speed was 41.0%, low grip strength was 57.0%, low calf circumference was 6.1% and the combination of low gait speed and low grip strength was 14.3%. Risk factors of sarcopenia included increasing age, physical inactivity, low body mass index and the presence or risk of malnutrition. CONCLUSION: The prevalence of sarcopenia was 5.2% in this population and increased with age, physical inactivity, low body mass index and the presence or risk of malnutrition.
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spelling pubmed-67787642021-02-04 Prevalence of sarcopenia and related factors in community-dwelling elderly individuals Simsek, Hatice Meseri, Reci Sahin, Sevnaz Kilavuz, Asli Bicakli, Derya H. Uyar, Mehmet Savas, Sumru Sarac, Fulden Akcicek, Fehmi Saudi Med J Original Article OBJECTIVES: To determine the prevalence of sarcopenia and related factors in individuals aged ≥65 years living in the Bornova district of Izmir, Turkey. Sarcopenia is one of the most serious health problems among elderly individuals. METHODS: This cross-sectional study was conducted in the Bornova district of Izmir, Turkey, between February-July 2015. This study participants were comprised of 909 individuals aged ≥65 years. The dependent variable was the presence of sarcopenia and the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP) approach was used for determining sarcopenia. The independent variables were socio-demographic and economic characteristics, healthy life behaviors and health status/condition. Data were collected at home through face-to-face interviews and measurements, analysed using chi-square test, t-test and logistic regression analysis. RESULTS: The participants’ mean age was 72.8±6.2 (range: 65-100) years, and 60.2% were female (n=582). The prevalence of sarcopenia was 5.2% and that of low gait speed was 41.0%, low grip strength was 57.0%, low calf circumference was 6.1% and the combination of low gait speed and low grip strength was 14.3%. Risk factors of sarcopenia included increasing age, physical inactivity, low body mass index and the presence or risk of malnutrition. CONCLUSION: The prevalence of sarcopenia was 5.2% in this population and increased with age, physical inactivity, low body mass index and the presence or risk of malnutrition. Saudi Medical Journal 2019 /pmc/articles/PMC6778764/ /pubmed/31219491 http://dx.doi.org/10.15537/smj.2019.6.23917 Text en Copyright: © Saudi Medical Journal http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial License (CC BY-NC), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Simsek, Hatice
Meseri, Reci
Sahin, Sevnaz
Kilavuz, Asli
Bicakli, Derya H.
Uyar, Mehmet
Savas, Sumru
Sarac, Fulden
Akcicek, Fehmi
Prevalence of sarcopenia and related factors in community-dwelling elderly individuals
title Prevalence of sarcopenia and related factors in community-dwelling elderly individuals
title_full Prevalence of sarcopenia and related factors in community-dwelling elderly individuals
title_fullStr Prevalence of sarcopenia and related factors in community-dwelling elderly individuals
title_full_unstemmed Prevalence of sarcopenia and related factors in community-dwelling elderly individuals
title_short Prevalence of sarcopenia and related factors in community-dwelling elderly individuals
title_sort prevalence of sarcopenia and related factors in community-dwelling elderly individuals
topic Original Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6778764/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31219491
http://dx.doi.org/10.15537/smj.2019.6.23917
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