Prevalence and factors associated with sarcopenia among older adults in a post-acute hospital in Singapore.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sarcopenia is common in older adults worldwide, but its prevalence varies widely owing to differences in diagnostic criteria, population sampled, and care setting. We aimed to determine the prevalence and factors associated with sarcopenia in patients aged 65 and above admitted to a post-acute hospital in Singapore.

Methods

This was a cross-sectional study of 400 patients recruited from a community hospital in Singapore. Data including socio-demographics, physical activity, nutritional status, cognition, clinical and functional status, as well as anthropometric measurements were collected. Sarcopenia was defined using the Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia 2019 criteria [AWGS2019].

Results

Of the 383 patients with complete datasets, overall prevalence of sa

SUBMITTER: Tan You Mei C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10824417 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature