Sarcopenia is a risk factor for adverse clinical outcomes in chronic kidney disease (CKD)
patients, including mortality. Diagnosis depends on adopted consensus definition and cutoff …

Objective This study aimed to (1) investigate the clinical practice for the management of
sarcopenia among healthcare professionals in Asia,(2) determine the characteristics of …

Aim To re‐evaluate the suitability of calf circumference as a surrogate marker of low muscle
mass measured by both bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) and dual‐energy X‐ray …

Background Patients with a first hip fracture are at high risk of fracturing their other hip.
Despite this, preventive therapy is often not given. Because little is known about specific risk …

Many countries are facing the advent of super-aging societies, where sarcopenia and frailty
will become pertinent problems. The prevalence of comorbidities is a major problem in …

Background Resistance training (RT) and nutritional supplementation are recommended for
the management of sarcopenia in older adults. However, optimal RT intensity for the …

Background Sarcopenia is a progressive loss of skeletal muscle mass whose
pathophysiology has been proposed to possibly involve mechanisms of altered …

Osteoporotic fractures present a major health problem with an increasing prevalence in
older people. Fractures are associated with premature mortality, reduced quality of life …

Background Sarcopenia, a reduction in skeletal muscle mass and function, is a condition
that contributes to functional decline and disability in older adults. Although research on this …

Human biological aging from maturity to senescence is associated with a gradual loss of
muscle mass and neuromuscular function. It is not until very old age (> 80 years) however …