Prevalence of Risk of Sarcopenia in Polish Elderly Population—A Population Study
Sarcopenia in the elderly population is a public health challenge, and there are few data on its prevalence in Europe. In this study, we investigated the prevalence of sarcopenia in the elderly Polish population and its association with the level of obesity and co-existing diseases. We conducted a p...
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| author | Magdalena Milewska Zuzanna Przekop Dorota Szostak-Węgierek Mariola Chrzanowska Filip Raciborski Iwona Traczyk Beata Irena Sińska Bolesław Samoliński |
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| description | Sarcopenia in the elderly population is a public health challenge, and there are few data on its prevalence in Europe. In this study, we investigated the prevalence of sarcopenia in the elderly Polish population and its association with the level of obesity and co-existing diseases. We conducted a population-based cross-sectional study involving 823 men and 1177 women aged 65 years and older, randomly selected from the population living in the territory of the Republic of Poland between 2017 and 2020. We analyzed the results of body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR). Risk of sarcopenia was assessed with the simple questionnaire to rapidly diagnose sarcopenia (SARC-F), and sarcopenic obesity risk was defined as the combination of anthropometry and SARC-F results. In addition, we collected disease data with an author questionnaire. The prevalence of risk of sarcopenia was 18.6% (22.3% in women and 13.2% in men), and its incidence significantly increased with age in both sexes. The risk of sarcopenic obesity was more common in women than in men, and it was higher in the older age group, except for sarcopenic obesity diagnosed by the WHR criteria. The group of elderly with concomitant diseases had a higher risk of developing sarcopenia, which emphasizes the need to monitor sarcopenia when concomitant diseases are diagnosed. In both groups, risk of sarcopenia was associated with motor and respiratory system diseases, type 2 diabetes, and neurological diseases. This study highlights that the risk of sarcopenia in the elderly population affects women to a greater extent than men. It is important to identify the elderly at risk of sarcopenia in routine clinical practice to develop long-term prevention strategies. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b6853c759ed841b6a3f62c4e0948473c2023-11-23T13:50:56ZengMDPI AGNutrients2072-66432022-08-011417346610.3390/nu14173466Prevalence of Risk of Sarcopenia in Polish Elderly Population—A Population StudyMagdalena Milewska0Zuzanna Przekop1Dorota Szostak-Węgierek2Mariola Chrzanowska3Filip Raciborski4Iwona Traczyk5Beata Irena Sińska6Bolesław Samoliński7Department of Clinical Dietetics, Faculty of Health and Science, Medical University of Warsaw, 01-445 Warszawa, PolandDepartment of Clinical Dietetics, Faculty of Health and Science, Medical University of Warsaw, 01-445 Warszawa, PolandDepartment of Clinical Dietetics, Faculty of Health and Science, Medical University of Warsaw, 01-445 Warszawa, PolandDepartment of Prevention of Environmental Hazards and Allergology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Warsaw, 02-091 Warszawa, PolandDepartment of Prevention of Environmental Hazards and Allergology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Warsaw, 02-091 Warszawa, PolandDepartment of Human Nutrition, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Warsaw, 01-445 Warszawa, PolandDepartment of Econometrics and Statistics, Institute of Economics and Finance, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, 02-787 Warszawa, PolandDepartment of Prevention of Environmental Hazards and Allergology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Warsaw, 02-091 Warszawa, PolandSarcopenia in the elderly population is a public health challenge, and there are few data on its prevalence in Europe. In this study, we investigated the prevalence of sarcopenia in the elderly Polish population and its association with the level of obesity and co-existing diseases. We conducted a population-based cross-sectional study involving 823 men and 1177 women aged 65 years and older, randomly selected from the population living in the territory of the Republic of Poland between 2017 and 2020. We analyzed the results of body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR). Risk of sarcopenia was assessed with the simple questionnaire to rapidly diagnose sarcopenia (SARC-F), and sarcopenic obesity risk was defined as the combination of anthropometry and SARC-F results. In addition, we collected disease data with an author questionnaire. The prevalence of risk of sarcopenia was 18.6% (22.3% in women and 13.2% in men), and its incidence significantly increased with age in both sexes. The risk of sarcopenic obesity was more common in women than in men, and it was higher in the older age group, except for sarcopenic obesity diagnosed by the WHR criteria. The group of elderly with concomitant diseases had a higher risk of developing sarcopenia, which emphasizes the need to monitor sarcopenia when concomitant diseases are diagnosed. In both groups, risk of sarcopenia was associated with motor and respiratory system diseases, type 2 diabetes, and neurological diseases. This study highlights that the risk of sarcopenia in the elderly population affects women to a greater extent than men. It is important to identify the elderly at risk of sarcopenia in routine clinical practice to develop long-term prevention strategies.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/14/17/3466sarcopeniaagedfrailtyobesityrisk factors |
| spellingShingle | Magdalena Milewska Zuzanna Przekop Dorota Szostak-Węgierek Mariola Chrzanowska Filip Raciborski Iwona Traczyk Beata Irena Sińska Bolesław Samoliński Prevalence of Risk of Sarcopenia in Polish Elderly Population—A Population Study Nutrients sarcopenia aged frailty obesity risk factors |
| title | Prevalence of Risk of Sarcopenia in Polish Elderly Population—A Population Study |
| title_full | Prevalence of Risk of Sarcopenia in Polish Elderly Population—A Population Study |
| title_fullStr | Prevalence of Risk of Sarcopenia in Polish Elderly Population—A Population Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prevalence of Risk of Sarcopenia in Polish Elderly Population—A Population Study |
| title_short | Prevalence of Risk of Sarcopenia in Polish Elderly Population—A Population Study |
| title_sort | prevalence of risk of sarcopenia in polish elderly population a population study |
| topic | sarcopenia aged frailty obesity risk factors |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/14/17/3466 |
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