作者
Tam Ngoc Nguyen, Tu Ngoc Nguyen, Anh Trung Nguyen, Thanh Xuan Nguyen, Huong Thu Thi Nguyen, Thu Thi Hoai Nguyen, Thang Pham, Huyen Thanh Thi Vu
发表日期
2020/9/1
期刊
BMJ open
卷号
10
期号
9
页码范围
e037630
出版商
British Medical Journal Publishing Group
简介
Objectives
This study aims to investigate the prevalence of sarcopenia and its associated factors in patients attending geriatric clinics in Vietnam.
Design and setting
A cross-sectional study was conducted in consecutive patients aged ≥60 visiting outpatient clinics of the National Geriatric Hospital in Hanoi, Vietnam, from January 2018 to October 2018. Handgrip strength was measured with a hand dynamometer. Whole-body dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry was applied to measure the appendicular skeletal muscle mass. Sarcopenia was defined by the criteria proposed by the Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia (AWGS 2019) and by the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH) Sarcopenia Project.
Results
There were 600 participants, mean age 70.0±8.0, 60.8% female. The prevalence of sarcopenia was 54.7% according to AWGS 2019 criteria and 40.5% according to FNIH. In multivariate logistic …
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