Incidence, reversibility, risk factors and the protective effect of high body mass index against sarcopenia in community‐dwelling older <scp>C</scp>hinese adults

Yu, Ruby; Wong, Moses; Leung, Jason; Lee, Jenny; Wai Auyeung, Tung; Woo, Jean

doi:10.1111/ggi.12220

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Incidence, reversibility, risk factors and the protective effect of high body mass index against sarcopenia in community‐dwelling older Chinese adults

Published in Geriatrics and gerontology international/Geriatrics & gerontology international • Jan 23, 2014

Authors:

Ruby Yu

Moses Wong

Jason Leung

Abstract

AIM: We examined the incidence and the reversibility of sarcopenia and their associated factors over a 4-year period using the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP) criteria. METHODS: A total of 4000 community-dwelling older adults aged ≥ 65 years were evaluated for which det...

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Sarcopenia

Medicine

Incidence (geometry)

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