Bioelectrical impedance vector analysis as an auxiliary method in diagnosing of sarcopenia among hospitalized older patients – a preliminary report

• Published in: European geriatric medicine Vol. 6; no. 5; pp. 422 - 426
• Main Authors: Pigłowska, M, Gilbert, T, Guligowska, A, Ait, S, Kostka, T, Bonnefoy, M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Masson SAS 01.10.2015
• Subjects: BIVA; Elderly people; EWGSOP; Internal Medicine; Muscle mass; Sarcopenia; Elderly people; Sarcopenia; BIVA; EWGSOP; Muscle mass

Abstract Background and purpose The prevalence of sarcopenia varies depending on environments and populations of older people. What is more, in separate studies different diagnostic criteria are used. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of sarcopenia in an examined sample of olde...