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Sarcopenia as a mortality predictor in community-dwelling older adults: a comparison of the diagnostic criteria of the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People.

Nathalia Perleberg BachettiniRenata Moraes BielemannThiago Gonzalez Barbosa-SilvaAna Maria Baptista MenezesElaine TomasiMaria Cristina González
Published in: European journal of clinical nutrition (2019)
Older adults with severe sarcopenia and those with changes in physical performance had an increased risk of death in the short term.
Keyphrases
  • skeletal muscle
  • physical activity
  • community dwelling
  • cardiovascular events
  • risk factors
  • type diabetes
  • cardiovascular disease
  • coronary artery disease
  • drug induced