Prevalence and factors associated with sarcopenia among older adults in a post-acute hospital in Singapore.

Charmaine Tan You MeiSharna Seah Si YingDoris Lim YanshanSiew Van KohGaneshan KarthikeyanOlivia Xia JiawenXuan Lin LowHui Yi QuekAndrea Ong ShuyiLian Leng LowJunjie Aw

Published in: PloS one (2024)

More than 1 in 2 older adults admitted to a post-acute hospital in Singapore are sarcopenic. There is an urgent need to address this important clinical syndrome burden and to identify patients at risk of sarcopenia in post-acute settings in Singapore for early intervention.

Keyphrases

liver failure
respiratory failure
drug induced
aortic dissection
healthcare
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risk factors
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emergency department
community dwelling