Prevalence of sarcopenia and its associated factors in patients attending geriatric clinics in Vietnam: a cross-sectional study.

Tam Ngoc NguyenTu Ngoc NguyenAnh Trung NguyenThanh Xuan NguyenHuong Thu Thi NguyenThu Thi Hoai NguyenThang PhamHuyen Thi Thanh Vu

Published in: BMJ open (2020)

The prevalence of sarcopenia in patients attending geriatric clinics was high. Further studies are needed to examine the impact of sarcopenia on adverse outcomes in this population.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
primary care
risk factors
skeletal muscle
prognostic factors
patient reported outcomes