Background & aims Sarcopenia is a risk factor for adverse outcomes in older adults, but this
has yet to be confirmed in chronic kidney disease (CKD). We conducted a systematic review …

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 …

Background Although frailty is a common geriatric syndrome in old adults, a simple method
to assess the degree of frailty in a person has not yet been established. In this study we have …

Objective We investigated the accuracy of the 10-item Physical Function (PF-10) questions
of the SF-36 quality of life questionnaire as a sarcopenia screening tool among patients on …

Background Sarcopenia has been associated with adverse outcomes in patients with
chronic kidney disease (CKD), particularly in those undergoing hemodialysis (HD) …

Background Sarcopenia is associated with various adverse outcomes in hemodialysis
patients. However, current tools for assessing and diagnosing sarcopenia have limited …

This study aimed to evaluate the association between the questionnaires SARC-F and
SARC-CalF with risk of mortality in patients undergoing hemodialysis (HD). A cohort study …

Background Early recognition of sarcopenia in hemodialysis (HD) patients will be of great
importance in preventing adverse outcomes and improving the quality of life in these …

Sarcopenia is linked to chronic inflammation and muscle wasting. This research aims to
compare the screening accuracy of tools for sarcopenia in axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA). A …

Background/Objectives: Protein–energy wasting (PEW) and sarcopenia are common in
chronic hemodialysis (HD) patients, leading to numerous complications and increased …