Possible sarcopenia and its risk factors in a home for seniors in Shanghai

• Published in: Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition Vol. 32; no. 1; pp. 70 - 76
• Main Authors: Sun, Jianqin, Yuan, Wuke, Chen, Min, Chen, Yanqiu, Xu, Danfeng, Li, Zhen, Bai, Huijing, Xu, Qi, Jiang, Yuanrong, Gu, Jie, Li, Shengqi, Su, Chenxi, Gu, Lili, Fang, Jiaxin, Zhu, Xinyao
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Clayton, Vic HEC Press 01.03.2023
• Subjects: Adults; Age; Aged; Alzheimer's disease; Chi-square test; China - epidemiology; Cross-Sectional Studies; Dietary supplements; Diseases; Exercise; Geriatric Assessment - methods; Hand Strength; Health risk assessment; Humans; Infant, Newborn; Malnutrition; Multivariate analysis; Muscle strength; Nutrition; Nutritional status; Older people; Osteoporosis; Physical fitness; Physiology; Questionnaires; Regression analysis; Risk Factors; Sarcopenia; Sarcopenia - epidemiology; Surveys and Questionnaires; Working groups; China; older adult; prevalence; AWGS 2019; risk factors; sarcopenia

Background and Objectives: The Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia (AWGS) recommended various measures for identifying patients with possible sarcopenia in its 2019 consensus. The present survey aimed to assess older adults in a senior home to determine the prevalence and associated factors for possi...