Changes in blood pressure associated with frailty and sarcopenia in elderly outpatients with cardiometabolic diseases.

Joji IshikawaAyumi TobaYoshiaki TamuraAtsushi ArakiKazumasa Harada

Published in: Geriatrics & gerontology international (2023)

A J-curve relationship was observed between frailty and BP, and a decline in BP was associated with progression to a slow walking speed and weak hand grip strength in elderly outpatients with cardiometabolic diseases. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2023; ••: ••-••.

Keyphrases

community dwelling
blood pressure
middle aged
hypertensive patients
skeletal muscle
metabolic syndrome
insulin resistance