Prevalence and Correlates of Sarcopenia among Elderly CKD Outpatients on Tertiary Care.
Claudia D'AlessandroGiorgina Barbara PiccoliMassimiliano BarsottiSerena TassiDomenico GianneseRiccardo MorgantiAdamasco CupistiPublished in: Nutrients (2018)
Older senior CKD male patients have lower muscle mass, muscle strength, and physical capacity and activity levels, with a higher prevalence of sarcopenia than younger patients. This occurs at the same residual renal function and metabolic profile and protein intake. Energy intake was at the target in both subgroups. In this CKD cohort, sarcopenia was associated with age and physical capacity, but not with eGFR or dietary intakes.