Assessments of sarcopenia and its associated factors in community-dwelling middle-aged and older Chinese adults in Kelantan, Malaysia.

ABSTRACT: Sarcopenia is an emerging public health problem worldwide, but very limited information exits concerning the influence of lifestyle factors and inflammation on sarcopenia among community-dwelling older populations in Asia, including Malaysia. A total of 230 apparently healthy community-dwelling middle-aged and older Chinese adults were included in the study. Validated questionnaires were used to assess dietary and lifestyle practices, while pro-inflammatory cytokine status was assessed by blood interleukin-6 concentrations (IL-6). Sarcopenia risk was assessed by the newly revised diagnostic criteria of the Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia. The prevalence of sarcopenia was 12.5% with similar proportions of males and females. Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that older age

SUBMITTER: Foo LH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10170113 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature