Genome-wide meta-analysis of muscle weakness identifies 15 susceptibility loci in older men and women

G Jones, K Trajanoska, AJ Santanasto… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Low muscle strength is an important heritable indicator of poor health linked to morbidity and
mortality in older people. In a genome-wide association study meta-analysis of 256,523 …

Elderly-onset rheumatoid arthritis: characteristics and treatment options

S Pavlov-Dolijanovic, M Bogojevic, T Nozica-Radulovic… - Medicina, 2023 - mdpi.com
Elderly-onset rheumatoid arthritis (EORA) is a distinct clinical entity defined as the onset of
rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in individuals aged over 60 years. EORA presents unique clinical …

The association between systemic inflammatory markers and sarcopenia: Results from the West China Health and Aging Trend Study (WCHAT)

W Zhao, Y Zhang, L Hou, X Xia, M Ge, X Liu… - Archives of gerontology …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Increased evidence suggests chronic inflammation is significant in the
progression of sarcopenia in older adults. In this study, we aimed to compare the level of …

Prognostic significance of sarcopenia and systemic inflammatory response in patients with esophageal cancer

T Matsunaga, H Miyata, K Sugimura… - Anticancer …, 2019 - ar.iiarjournals.org
Background/Aim: The association between the presence of sarcopenia and systemic
inflammatory response is unclear in patients with esophageal cancer. This study was …

Osteosarcopenia is a potential predictor for the prognosis of patients who underwent hepatic resection for colorectal liver metastases

K Furukawa, K Haruki, T Taniai… - Annals of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Aim We investigated the prognostic impact of osteosarcopenia, which is the combination of
osteopenia and sarcopenia, in patients with colorectal liver metastases (CRLM) after hepatic …

Sarcopenia affects systemic and local immune system and impacts postoperative outcome in patients with extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma

Y Kitano, Y Yamashita, Y Saito, S Nakagawa… - World Journal of …, 2019 - Springer
Background A decrease in skeletal muscle mass and function, defined as sarcopenia, is
associated with poor postoperative outcome in patients with cancers. Although systemic or …

Use of electrical bioimpedance in the assessment of sarcopenia in the elderly: A scoping review

WB Sales, SGG Fernandes, RSSA Gonçalves… - Journal of Bodywork and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Objective to map and synthesize the main evidence on the use of bioelectrical impedance
(BIA) and its variables in the assessment of sarcopenia in community-dwelling older adults …

Associations between skeletal muscle mass index, nutritional and functional status of patients with oesophago-gastric cancer

I Lidoriki, D Schizas, E Mpaili, M Vailas… - Clinical nutrition …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background and aims Cancer patients frequently suffer from disease-related malnutrition
and functional decline. The aim of the current study is to investigate the association between …

Neutrophil–lymphocyte ratio as a potential marker for differential diagnosis between spinal tuberculosis and pyogenic spinal infection

H Liu, Y Li, J Yi, W Zhou, S Zhao, G Yin - Journal of orthopaedic surgery …, 2022 - Springer
Objective Distinguishing spinal tuberculosis and pyogenic spinal infection is extremely
important. The neutrophil–lymphocyte ratio (NLR), a simple indicator, has been shown to be …

Systemic inflammatory parameters in patients with elderly-onset rheumatoid arthritis (Eora) and young-onset rheumatoid arthritis (yora)—an observational study

B Targońska-Stępniak, K Grzechnik, K Kolarz… - Journal of Clinical …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Background: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) occurs more often in elderly individuals. Elderly
onset RA (EORA)(onset> 60 years) encompasses a specific subset of patients if compared …