Prevalence of low muscle mass and associated factors in community-dwelling older adults in Singapore

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 11; no. 1; p. 23071
• Main Authors: Tey, Siew Ling, Huynh, Dieu Thi Thu, Berde, Yatin, Baggs, Geraldine, How, Choon How, Low, Yen Ling, Cheong, Magdalin, Chow, Wai Leng, Tan, Ngiap Chuan, Chew, Samuel Teong Huang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 29.11.2021; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 692/700/1518; 692/700/2814; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Aging; Aging - physiology; Anthropometry; Body Composition; Bone mass; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Females; Gender; Hospitalization; Humanities and Social Sciences; Humans; Independent Living; Linear Models; Male; Males; Malnutrition; Malnutrition - complications; Malnutrition - epidemiology; Mass Screening; Middle Aged; multidisciplinary; Muscle Strength; Muscle, Skeletal - physiopathology; Nutritional Status; Older people; Physical activity; Prevalence; Reference Values; Risk Assessment; Sarcopenia - epidemiology; Sarcopenia - physiopathology; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Sex Factors; Singapore - epidemiology; Skeletal muscle; Smoking; Singapore

The population is rapidly aging worldwide, and there is an age-related decline in muscle mass. Therefore, it is important to examine the prevalence and associated factors of low appendicular skeletal muscle mass index (ASMI) in older adults. The objectives of this cross-sectional study were (i) to d...