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Sarcopenia Predicts Reduced Survival in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma at First Diagnosis

Ann. hepatol; 16 (1), 2017
Abstract: Background. Sarcopenia is a complication and independent risk factor for mortality in patients with liver cirrhosis. Aim. To assess the prevalence and influence of sarcopenia on overall survival in a cohort of cirrhotic patients with hepatocellular carcinoma managed in a tertiary center. M...

Prevalence of obesity, sarcopenic obesity and associated factors: A FIBRA Network study

Fisioter. Mov. (Online); 30 (supl.1), 2017
Abstract Introduction: Sarcopenic obesity in older adults may lead to an inability to use muscles efficiently and has been associated with functional deficits and disabilities. Objective: To identify the prevalence of obesity and sarcopenic obesity (SO) among community-dwelling older adults, and to cha...

Upper and lower limb functionality and body mass index in physically active older adults

Fisioter. Mov. (Online); 30 (supl.1), 2017
Abstract Introduction: Aging leads to sarcopenia and functional capacity decline, compromising upper (UL) and lower limb (LL) performance of activities. Body mass index (BMI) is an important parameter for the assessment of health conditions in older adults, especially with regard to obesity, since it le...

Prevalência de sarcopenia e envelhecimento inflamatório e fatores associados em idosos institucionalizados
Prevalence of sarcopenia and inflammatory aging and associated factors in institutionalized elderly people

Introdução: O diagnóstico da sarcopenia é restrito àqueles com boa capacidade física e cognitiva, não sendo adaptado às condições dos idosos institucionalizados. Além disso, apesar da perda de massa muscular ser determinante para seu diagnóstico, a redução associada à massa gorda tem sido ...

Velocidade da marcha e força de preensão manual de idosos longevos da comunidade

Trata-se de estudo quantitativo de corte transversal, cujo objetivo foi analisar a relação entre os componentes da fragilidade física velocidade da marcha e força de preensão manual em longevos da comunidade. O local de estudo correspondeu aos domicílios dos idosos cadastrados em três Unidades Bá...

Sarcopenia and chemotherapy-mediated toxicity

Einstein (Säo Paulo); 14 (4), 2016
ABSTRACT This narrative review focuses on the role of sarcopenia and chemotherapy-induced toxicity in cancer patients. Consistent evidence shows that sarcopenia in cancer patients leads to decreased overall survival by influencing treatment discontinuation and dose reduction. Therefore, sarcopenia should...

Longer time after bariatric surgery and sedentary leisure modify anthropometric parameters, body composition and sarcopenic obesity markers in women

Sarcopenic Obesity is known as a decrease in the quantity and quality of the skeletal muscle mass and increase in fat mass. It can be measured by the residual appendicular skeletal muscle mass (Ap SMM) based on the difference between actual and predicted values. Even though this condition is more common ...

Effects of a progressive resistance exercise program with high-speed component on the physical function of older women with sarcopenic obesity: a randomized controlled trial

ABSTRACT Background Sarcopenic obesity is associated with disability in older people, especially in women. Resistance exercises are recommended for this population, but their efficacy is not clear. Objective To evaluate the effects of a progressive resistance exercise program with high-speed component ...

Osteosarcopenia: un factor de riesgo para fracturas osteoporoticas

La sarcopenia asociada a la edad es una condicion caracterizada por una disminucion de la masa y fuerza muscular de causa multifactorial. El hueso y el musculo son dos tejidos que se encuentran interrelacionados entre si. Las fuerzas mecanicas aplicadas sobre el hueso son aquellas originadas por la contr...

Relação da massa e força muscular com nível de atividade física de usuários de Unidades Básicas de Saúde

O objetivo do presente estudo foi analisar a relação da massa muscular (MM) e força muscular (FM) com nível de atividade física de usuários de Unidades Básicas de Saúde (UBS) de Presidente Prudente, SP. A amostra foi composta por 474 homens e mulheres com idade > 50 anos. Como identificador da MM...