Unveiling a hidden burden: exploring sarcopenia in hospitalized older patients through concordance and cluster analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sarcopenia has been shown to be an important condition with the ability to predict negative health outcomes, especially in hospitalized older adults; hence, its accurate identification has an important role in the prognosis of older patients.

Aim

The prevalence of sarcopenia among hospitalized older adults was assessed by employing three distinct diagnostic methods.

Methods

Older adults who were hospitalized were recruited. Bioelectrical impedance analysis was used to assess muscle mass and body composition. Sarcopenia was diagnosed via the European and Asian criteria and via a modified approach in which the Colombian cutoff points for handgrip and gait speed were used. Finally, a cluster analysis was performed to classify the population.

Results

The

SUBMITTER: Venegas-Sanabria LC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11523645 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature