Sarcopenia and mortality risk in frail older persons aged 80 years and older: results from ilSIRENTE study
Author(s) -
Francisco Romeu Landi,
Alfonso J. CruzJentoft,
Rosa Liperoti,
Andrea Russo,
Silvia Giovannini,
Matteo Tosato,
Ettore Capoluongo,
Roberto Bernabei,
Graziano Onder
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
age and ageing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.014
H-Index - 143
eISSN - 1468-2834
pISSN - 0002-0729
DOI - 10.1093/ageing/afs194
Subject(s) - sarcopenia , medicine , hazard ratio , proportional hazards model , gerontology , confounding , prospective cohort study , body mass index , cohort study , population , physical therapy , confidence interval , environmental health
sarcopenia has been indicated as a reliable marker of frailty and poor prognosis among the oldest individuals. We evaluated the impact of sarcopenia on the risk of all-cause death in a population of frail older persons living in community.
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