Sarcopenia and coexistent risk factors detected using the ‘Yubi-wakka’ (finger-ring) test in adults aged over 65 years in the public annual health check-up in Tama City, Tokyo: a cross-sectional study

OBJECTIVES: To examine the positive rate of sarcopenia using the ‘Yubi-wakka’ (finger-ring) test and associated risk factors among adults aged 65 years and older. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. SETTING: We used the Yubi-wakka test, which has been developed and validated as a predictor of sarcopenia,...

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Autores principales: Fujii, Hitomi, Kodani, Eitaro, Kaneko, Tomohiro, Nakamura, Hiroyuki, Sasabe, Hajime, Tamura, Yutaka
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2022
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Epidemiology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9806034/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36574984
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-061613

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9806034/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36574984
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-061613

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