{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Ni Lochlainn M"],"funding":["Norwich Medical School, Norfolk &amp; Waveney Integrated Care Board","Kenneth Rainin Foundation","Almond Board of California","Leona M and Harry B Helmsley Charitable Trust","Medical Research Council","National Institute for Health Research (NIHR)","Danone and International Dried Fruit Council","Chronic Disease Research Foundation"],"pagination":["afad018"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC10248216"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["52(2)"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background</h4>Sarcopenia, characterised by an accelerated loss of skeletal muscle mass and function, is associated with negative outcomes. This study aimed to evaluate factors associated with skeletal muscle strength, mass and sarcopenia, particularly protein intake, and to assess whether shared twin characteristics are important.<h4>Methods</h4>This study utilised cross-sectional data from a study of community-dwelling twins aged ≥60 years. Multivariable logistic regression and between- and within-twin pair regression modelling were used.<h4>Results</h4>Participants (n = 3,302) were 89% female (n = 2,923), aged a mean of 72.1 (±7.3) years and composed of 858 (55%) monozygotic, 709 (45%) dizygotic twin pairs and 168 individual lone twins. Using optimal protein intake as the reference "],"journal":["Age and ageing"],"pubmed_title":["Higher dietary protein intake is associated with sarcopenia in older British twins."],"pmcid":["PMC10248216"],"funding_grant_id":["NIHR300159","MR/V005030/1"],"pubmed_authors":["Ni Lochlainn M","Welch AA","Whelan K","Bowyer RCE","Steves CJ"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Higher dietary protein intake is associated with sarcopenia in older British twins.","description":"<h4>Background</h4>Sarcopenia, characterised by an accelerated loss of skeletal muscle mass and function, is associated with negative outcomes. This study aimed to evaluate factors associated with skeletal muscle strength, mass and sarcopenia, particularly protein intake, and to assess whether shared twin characteristics are important.<h4>Methods</h4>This study utilised cross-sectional data from a study of community-dwelling twins aged ≥60 years. Multivariable logistic regression and between- and within-twin pair regression modelling were used.<h4>Results</h4>Participants (n = 3,302) were 89% female (n = 2,923), aged a mean of 72.1 (±7.3) years and composed of 858 (55%) monozygotic, 709 (45%) dizygotic twin pairs and 168 individual lone twins. Using optimal protein intake as the reference ","dates":{"release":"2023-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2023 Feb","modification":"2025-04-19T07:23:39.754Z","creation":"2025-04-19T07:23:39.754Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC10248216","cross_references":{"pubmed":["36800504"],"doi":["10.1093/ageing/afad018"]}}