Probable sarcopenia: associations with common geriatric syndromes and comorbidities in Turkish geriatric patients from a university hospital.

Duygu Erbas Sacar Cihan KilicMeryem Merve OrenTugba ErdoganSerdar OzkokCaglar Ozer AydınNezahat Muge CatikkasMehmet Akif Karan Gülistan Bahat

Published in: European geriatric medicine (2022)

Probable sarcopenia was more significantly associated with frailty than with other geriatric syndromes, signifying its importance as a marker for frailty. The study further identified chronic renal failure as a factor significantly associated with probable sarcopenia among the variety of studied diseases that frequently accompany aging.

Keyphrases

community dwelling
skeletal muscle
end stage renal disease
hip fracture
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
patient reported outcomes