Cut-off points to screening for sarcopenia in community-dwelling older people residents in Brazil.

ABSTRACT:

Background

At a time when the world's population is aging, one of the most important challenges for the healthcare field is to control the decline of the musculoskeletal system. This decline consists of a reduction in muscle mass and function, which is called sarcopenia and is associated with adverse health outcomes. Although there has been an increase in the number of publications on sarcopenia and its consequences, the reported prevalence varies widely, since these depend on the characteristics of the population studied, the definitions found in the literature and the cut-off points adopted. In this perspective, the heterogeneity in the classification and the different reference values has a critical impact on the epidemiology of sarcopenia, since neither the procedures, the comp

SUBMITTER: Fernandes SGG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8401730 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature