Prevalence of sarcopenia among community-dwelling elderly of a medium-sized South American city: results of the COMO VAI? study.
Thiago G Barbosa-SilvaRenata M BielemannMaria Cristina GonzálezAna Maria B MenezesPublished in: Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle (2015)
Approximately one in ten elderly aged 60-69 years was in the preclinical stage of the disease. This is the age group in which public policies should focus to establish early diagnosis and prevent clinical progression of the syndrome.