Sleep duration and sarcopenia in adults aged ≥ 65 years from low and middle-income countries.

Lee SmithJae Il ShinNicola VeronesePinar SoysalGuillermo F López SánchezDamiano PizzolJacopo DemurtasMark A TullyYvonne BarnettLaurie ButlerAi Koyanagi

Published in: Aging clinical and experimental research (2022)

Long sleep duration was associated with an increased odds of sarcopenia and severe sarcopenia in LMICs, particularly in females. Future studies should investigate whether addressing long sleep duration among females can lead to lower risk for sarcopenia onset in LMICs.

Keyphrases

skeletal muscle
community dwelling
current status
case control
drug induced