Background Chronic inflammation has been associated with sarcopenia and its components
skeletal muscle strength and muscle mass. The aim of this systematic review and meta …

Background Activities of daily living (ADLs) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs)
are essential for independent living and are predictors of morbidity and mortality in older …

Sarcopenia is a potentially modifiable risk factor for falls and fractures in older adults, but the
strength of the association between sarcopenia, falls, and fractures is unclear. This study …

Background Engaging in physical activity (PA) and avoiding sedentary behavior (SB) are
important for healthy ageing with benefits including the mitigation of disability and mortality …

Sarcopenia, a disorder that involves the generalized loss of skeletal muscle strength and
mass, was formally recognized as a disease by its inclusion in the International …

Background Sarcopenia is associated with increased morbidity and mortality in oncologic
and transplant surgery. It has a high incidence in chronic inflammatory states including …

Sarcopenia refers to a decrease in skeletal muscle mass and function. Because sarcopenia
affects mortality, and causes significant disability, the clinical importance of sarcopenia is …

Purpose Handgrip strength (HGS) has been shown to predict survival and is associated with
changes in body composition, nutritional status, inflammation, and functional ability in …

Sarcopenia, low muscle mass, is an increasing problem in our ageing society. The
prevalence of sarcopenia varies extremely between elderly cohorts ranging from 7% to over …

Muscle mass seems to be a prognostic marker in patients with liver cirrhosis. However,
reported methods to quantify muscle mass are heterogeneous, consented cutoff values are …