Abstract Background in 2010, the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People
(EWGSOP) published a sarcopenia definition that aimed to foster advances in identifying …

It is well recognized that poor muscle function and poor physical performance are strong
predictors of clinically relevant adverse events in older people. Given the large number of …

Background All proposed definitions of sarcopenia include the measurement of muscle
mass, but the techniques and threshold values used vary. Indeed, the literature does not …

The decrease of physical abilities and functional decline that can be caused by
musculoskeletal conditions such as sarcopenia, can lead to higher levels of dependency …

Background loneliness and social isolation have been associated with mortality and with
functional decline in older people. We investigated whether loneliness or social isolation are …

Background Sarcopenia is increasingly recognized as a correlate of ageing and is
associated with increased likelihood of adverse outcomes including falls, fractures, frailty …

Exercise intolerance (EI) is the primary manifestation of chronic heart failure with preserved
ejection fraction (HFpEF), the most common form of heart failure among older individuals …

Sarcopenia, the age-dependent loss of muscle mass and function, is a common condition
among older adults, and is associated with several adverse health outcomes. Owing to the …

Sarcopenia is an important public health problem, characterized by age-related loss of
muscle mass and muscle function. It is a precursor of physical frailty, mobility limitation, and …

Sarcopenia is a major public health issue. To convince health policy makers of the
emergency to invest in the sarcopenia field, it is of critical importance to produce reliable …