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Prevalence and Mortality of Sarcopenia in a Community-dwelling Older Japanese Population: The Hisayama Study.

Kimitaka NakamuraDaigo YoshidaTakanori HondaJun HataMao ShibataYoichiro HirakawaYoshihiko FurutaHiro KishimotoTomoyuki OharaTakanari KitazonoYasuharu NakashimaToshiharu Ninomiya
Published in: Journal of epidemiology (2020)
Approximately 7% of older subjects had sarcopenia in a community-dwelling older Japanese population. Moreover, subjects with sarcopenia had an increased mortality risk. Our findings suggest that a public health strategy for sarcopenia is needed to extend healthy life expectancy.
Keyphrases
  • community dwelling
  • public health
  • risk factors
  • cardiovascular events
  • cardiovascular disease
  • coronary artery disease
  • global health