Sarcopenia prevalence and factors associated with sarcopenia in older people living in a nursing home in Ankara Turkey

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YALÇIN A., ARAS S., ATMIŞ V., Cengiz O. K., VARLI M., Cinar E., ...More

GERIATRICS & GERONTOLOGY INTERNATIONAL, vol.16, no.8, pp.903-910, 2016 (SCI-Expanded)

• Publication Type: Article / Article
• Volume: 16 Issue: 8
• Publication Date: 2016
• Doi Number: 10.1111/ggi.12570
• Journal Name: GERIATRICS & GERONTOLOGY INTERNATIONAL
• Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
• Page Numbers: pp.903-910
• Keywords: nursing home, older people, prevalence, sarcopenia, Turkey, SKELETAL-MUSCLE MASS, NUTRITIONAL-STATUS, EUROPEAN CONSENSUS, DEFINITION, ADULTS, MEN, MORTALITY, RESIDENTS, HEALTHY, WOMEN
• Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Aim: Sarcopenia is prevalent in older people, and is related to survival and disability. There are no data on sarcopenia evaluated according to European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People criteria for nursing home residents in Turkey. We aimed to evaluate the prevalence of sarcopenia according to European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People criteria and associated factors with sarcopenia among nursing home residents in Turkey.