Software for the Diagnosis of Sarcopenia in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Design and Validation Study.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:The usual diagnosis of sarcopenia requires a dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) exam, which has low accessibility in primary care for Latin American countries. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study is to design and validate software for mobile devices (Android, IOS) and computers, based on an adapted version of the diagnostic algorithm of sarcopenia proposed by the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP). METHODS:Follow-up exams were conducted on 430 community-dwelling Chileans 60 years and older (mean 68.2 years, SD 4.9) participating in the IsaMayor and Alexandros cohorts designed to study sarcopenia and disability associated with obesity, respectively. All the participants from the cohorts were randomly selected from the registries of primary health care c

SUBMITTER: Lera L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7186874 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature