Severity of sarcopenia is associated with postural balance and risk of falls in community-dwelling older women.
André Bonadias GadelhaSilvia Gonçalves Ricci NeriRicardo Jacó de OliveiraMartim BottaroAna Cristina de DavidBaruch VainshelboimRicardo M LimaPublished in: Experimental aging research (2018)
Sarcopenia negatively affects balance, and both risk and fear of falling in community-dwelling older women. Moreover, this study provides evidence that sarcopenia severity is further associated to reduced balance and imposes an even greater risk of falls in the elderly.