Sarcopenia-related features and factors associated with lower muscle strength and physical performance in older Chinese: a cross sectional study

P Zeng, Y Han, J Pang, S Wu, H Gong, J Zhu, J Li… - BMC geriatrics, 2016 - Springer
Background The associations of sarcopenia with adverse health status have highlighted the
importance of sarcopenia research and intervention. This study was designed to analyze the …

Associated factors and health impact of sarcopenia in older Chinese men and women: a cross-sectional study

JSW Lee, TW Auyeung, T Kwok, EMC Lau, PC Leung… - Gerontology, 2008 - karger.com
Background: Sarcopenia is increasingly being recognized as a feature of frailty in old age
and is associated with unfavorable health outcomes in Western populations. Little is known …

The prevalence and risk factors of sarcopenia among Thai community-dwelling older adults as defined by the Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia (AWGS-2019) …

J Sri-On, Y Fusakul, T Kredarunsooksree, T Paksopis… - BMC geriatrics, 2022 - Springer
Background This study aimed to determine the prevalence and risk factors for sarcopenia
and severe sarcopenia among urban community-dwelling adults in Thailand, using the …

Prevalence of sarcopenia under different diagnostic criteria and the changes in muscle mass, muscle strength, and physical function with age in Chinese old adults

M Cao, J Lian, X Lin, J Liu, C Chen, S Xu, S Ma… - BMC geriatrics, 2022 - Springer
Background At present, there are several diagnostic criteria of sarcopenia were used in
China, and the diagnostic criteria were not unified. This study aims to investigate the …

[HTML][HTML] The association between sarcopenia and functional disability in older adults

H Zhou, X Ding, M Luo - The Journal of nutrition, health and aging, 2024 - Elsevier
Objectives Sarcopenia is associated with functional disability in older adults. However, no
consistent conclusions have been reached considering the differences in the measurement …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence and risk factors governing the loss of muscle function in elderly sarcopenia patients: a longitudinal study in China with 4 years of follow-up

Y Zhang, X Chen, L Hou, X Lin, D Qin, H Wang… - The Journal of nutrition …, 2020 - Elsevier
Objectives Data regarding the occurrence of risk factors that promote the loss of muscle
mass, strength and function in sarcopenia patients in elderly Chinese patients are sparse …

Sarcopenia risk and associated factors among Chinese community-dwelling older adults living alone

L Cheng, JWH Sit, HYL Chan, KC Choi… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Sarcopenia, defined as a progressive loss of muscle mass and reduced muscle strength and
functional capacity, is common among older adults. This study aimed to assess the …

Sarcopenia prevalence and associated factors among older Chinese population: Findings from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study

X Wu, X Li, M Xu, Z Zhang, L He, Y Li - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Sarcopenia a recognised geriatric syndrome. This study aims to evaluate the prevalence of
possible sarcopenia, sarcopenia and severe sarcopenia among older Chinese adults and to …

Prevalence of sarcopenia in Chinese community-dwelling elderly: a systematic review

X Ren, X Zhang, Q He, L Du, K Chen, S Chen, Y Pan - BMC Public Health, 2022 - Springer
Background Sarcopenia is associated with age-related loss of muscle mass and function
and is becoming prevalent in the older Chinese population. This systematic review aims to …

Nutritional status and body fat mass: Determinants of sarcopenia in community-dwelling older adults

N Nasimi, MH Dabbaghmanesh, Z Sohrabi - Experimental gerontology, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Sarcopenia is defined as the old age syndrome characterized by profound
decline in muscle mass and function. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of …