Prevalence of probable sarcopenia in community-dwelling older Swiss people – a cross-sectional study

Prevalence of probable sarcopenia in community-dwelling older Swiss people – a cross-sectional study

Abstract Background The European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People has recently defined new criteria for identifying “(probable) sarcopenia” (EWGSOP2). However, the prevalence of probable sarcopenia, defined by these guidelines, has not been determined extensively, especially in the oldest...

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Main Authors: Julia Wearing, Peter Konings, Rob A. de Bie, Maria Stokes, Eling D. de Bruin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-08-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
Subjects:
Older people
Probable sarcopenia
EWGSOP2
ADL independence
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12877-020-01718-1

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