Prognostic utility of self-reported sarcopenia (SARC-F) in the Multiethnic Cohort.

Anna H WuV Wendy SetiawanUnhee LimChiu-Cheng TsengKami K WhiteJohn ShepherdHeinz Josef LenzIona ChengDaniel O StramChristopher HaimanLynne R WilkensLoïc Le Marchand

Published in: Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle (2022)

An indicator of sarcopenia, determined using SARC-F, showed internal validity against DXA and displayed racial/ethnic and sex differences in distribution. SARC-F was associated with all-cause mortality as well as cause-specific mortality.

Keyphrases

skeletal muscle
body composition
cardiovascular events
bone mineral density
risk factors
magnetic resonance imaging
type diabetes
cardiovascular disease
computed tomography
postmenopausal women