Prevalence and Clinical Conditions Related to Sarcopaenia among Older Persons Living in the Community
(1) Background: In health care and in society at large, sarcopaenia is a disorder of major importance that can lead to disability and other negative health-related events. Our study aim is to determine the prevalence of sarcopaenia among older people attended in primary care and to analyse the facto...
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| author | Encarnación Blanco-Reina Ricardo Ocaña-Riola Gabriel Ariza-Zafra María Rosa García-Merino Lorena Aguilar-Cano Jenifer Valdellós Claudia Torres-Blanco Inmaculada Bellido-Estévez |
| author_facet | Encarnación Blanco-Reina Ricardo Ocaña-Riola Gabriel Ariza-Zafra María Rosa García-Merino Lorena Aguilar-Cano Jenifer Valdellós Claudia Torres-Blanco Inmaculada Bellido-Estévez |
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| description | (1) Background: In health care and in society at large, sarcopaenia is a disorder of major importance that can lead to disability and other negative health-related events. Our study aim is to determine the prevalence of sarcopaenia among older people attended in primary care and to analyse the factors associated with this age-related clinical condition; (2) Methods: A multicentre cross-sectional study was conducted of 333 community-dwelling Spanish adults aged 65 years or more. Sociodemographic, clinical, functional, anthropometric, and pharmacological data were collected. Sarcopaenia was defined following European Working Group on Sarcopaenia in Older People (EWGSOP) criteria; (3) Results: Sarcopaenia was present in 20.4% of the study sample, and to a severe degree in 6%. The intensity of the association between sarcopaenia and frailty was weak-moderate (Cramer V = 0.45). According to the multinomial logistic regression model performed, sarcopaenia was positively associated with age and with the presence of psychopathology (OR = 2.72; 95% CI = 1.30–5.70) and was inversely correlated with body mass index (OR = 0.73, 95% CI = 0.67–0.80; (4) Conclusions: Sarcopaenia commonly affects community-dwelling older persons and may be associated with age, body mass index, and psychopathology. The latter factor may be modifiable or treatable and is therefore a possible target for intervention. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4abc9b16c6d14405988b125008af50322023-12-01T21:32:59ZengMDPI AGJournal of Clinical Medicine2077-03832022-07-011113381410.3390/jcm11133814Prevalence and Clinical Conditions Related to Sarcopaenia among Older Persons Living in the CommunityEncarnación Blanco-Reina0Ricardo Ocaña-Riola1Gabriel Ariza-Zafra2María Rosa García-Merino3Lorena Aguilar-Cano4Jenifer Valdellós5Claudia Torres-Blanco6Inmaculada Bellido-Estévez7Pharmacology and Therapeutics Department, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga-IBIMA, School of Medicine, University of Málaga, 29016 Málaga, SpainEscuela Andaluza de Salud Pública, 18011 Granada, SpainGeriatrics Department, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario, 02006 Albacete, SpainHealth District of Málaga-Guadalhorce, 29009 Málaga, SpainPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department, Hospital Regional Universitario, 29010 Málaga, SpainHealth District of Málaga-Guadalhorce, 29009 Málaga, SpainPharmacology and Therapeutics Department, School of Medicine, University of Málaga, 29016 Málaga, SpainPharmacology and Therapeutics Department, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga-IBIMA, School of Medicine, University of Málaga, 29016 Málaga, Spain(1) Background: In health care and in society at large, sarcopaenia is a disorder of major importance that can lead to disability and other negative health-related events. Our study aim is to determine the prevalence of sarcopaenia among older people attended in primary care and to analyse the factors associated with this age-related clinical condition; (2) Methods: A multicentre cross-sectional study was conducted of 333 community-dwelling Spanish adults aged 65 years or more. Sociodemographic, clinical, functional, anthropometric, and pharmacological data were collected. Sarcopaenia was defined following European Working Group on Sarcopaenia in Older People (EWGSOP) criteria; (3) Results: Sarcopaenia was present in 20.4% of the study sample, and to a severe degree in 6%. The intensity of the association between sarcopaenia and frailty was weak-moderate (Cramer V = 0.45). According to the multinomial logistic regression model performed, sarcopaenia was positively associated with age and with the presence of psychopathology (OR = 2.72; 95% CI = 1.30–5.70) and was inversely correlated with body mass index (OR = 0.73, 95% CI = 0.67–0.80; (4) Conclusions: Sarcopaenia commonly affects community-dwelling older persons and may be associated with age, body mass index, and psychopathology. The latter factor may be modifiable or treatable and is therefore a possible target for intervention.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/11/13/3814sarcopaeniaolder adultsprimary carepsychopathologyfrailtybody mass index |
| spellingShingle | Encarnación Blanco-Reina Ricardo Ocaña-Riola Gabriel Ariza-Zafra María Rosa García-Merino Lorena Aguilar-Cano Jenifer Valdellós Claudia Torres-Blanco Inmaculada Bellido-Estévez Prevalence and Clinical Conditions Related to Sarcopaenia among Older Persons Living in the Community Journal of Clinical Medicine sarcopaenia older adults primary care psychopathology frailty body mass index |
| title | Prevalence and Clinical Conditions Related to Sarcopaenia among Older Persons Living in the Community |
| title_full | Prevalence and Clinical Conditions Related to Sarcopaenia among Older Persons Living in the Community |
| title_fullStr | Prevalence and Clinical Conditions Related to Sarcopaenia among Older Persons Living in the Community |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prevalence and Clinical Conditions Related to Sarcopaenia among Older Persons Living in the Community |
| title_short | Prevalence and Clinical Conditions Related to Sarcopaenia among Older Persons Living in the Community |
| title_sort | prevalence and clinical conditions related to sarcopaenia among older persons living in the community |
| topic | sarcopaenia older adults primary care psychopathology frailty body mass index |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/11/13/3814 |
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