Sarcopenia and falls in community-dwelling elderly subjects in Japan: Defining sarcopenia according to criteria of the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People

• Published in: Archives of gerontology and geriatrics Vol. 59; no. 2; pp. 295 - 299
• Main Authors: Tanimoto, Yoshimi, Watanabe, Misuzu, Sun, Wei, Sugiura, Yumiko, Hayashida, Itsushi, Kusabiraki, Toshiyuki, Tamaki, Junko
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Ireland Ltd 01.09.2014
• Subjects: Accidental Falls - statistics & numerical data; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Electric Impedance; Fall; Female; Humans; Internal Medicine; Japan - epidemiology; Male; Muscle mass; Muscle strength; Muscle Strength - physiology; Physical performance; Prevalence; Sarcopenia; Sarcopenia - diagnosis; Sarcopenia - epidemiology; Sarcopenia - physiopathology; Sex Distribution; Surveys and Questionnaires; Walking - physiology; Japan; Sarcopenia; Fall; Muscle strength; Physical performance; Muscle mass

This study assessed the association between sarcopenia (using the definition of the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People) and fall in the past year among community-dwelling Japanese elderly. Subjects were 1110 community-dwelling Japanese aged 65 or older. We used bioelectrical impeda...