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Risk of sarcopenia in older adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus: evaluation of the SARC-F and SARC-CalF as screening tools

Objective: To evaluate the diagnostic power of SARC-F and SARC-CalF as screening tools for sarcopenia risk in older adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Methods: This cross-sectional study of 128 patients was conducted at the endocrinology outpatient clinic of a hospital in Recife, Brazil between July 2...

Use of Diuretics is Associated with Higher Risk of Sarcopenia in Older Adults with Hypertension

Abstract Background: Sarcopenia is a disease that involves skeletal muscle mass loss and is highly prevalent in the older adult population. Moreover, the incidence of sarcopenia is increased in patients with hypertension. Objectives: The study aimed to evaluate the association between the classes of th...

Osteosarcopenia and trabecular bone score in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the prevalence of osteosarcopenia and the association of osteosarcopenia with trabecular bone score (TBS) in a group of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus(T2DMG) compared with a paired control group (CG). Materials and methods: Cross-sectional study with men and wome...

Sarcopenia, definición y diagnóstico: ¿Necesitamos valores de referencia para adultos mayores de Latinoamérica?

Rev. chil. ter. ocup; 20 (2), 2020
La sarcopenia es uno de los principales síndromes geriátricos que está asociada con limitación en las actividades de la vida diaria, discapacidad y mortalidad en la población adulta mayor. Sin embargo, su definición, criterios diagnósticos y puntos de corte son diversos en la literatura, lo que di...

Entrenamiento de fuerza con restricción parcial del flujo sanguíneo en adultos mayores con sarcopenia
Strenght training with partial restriction of blood flow in older adults with sarcopenia

Introducción: El progresivo envejecimiento poblacional se estima a nivel mundial como un indicador de mejora de la salud. No obstante, al vivir más años se le asocian problemas sanitarios que se van posicionando en el tiempo, y uno de ellos es la sarcopenia, la que se considera una condición común e...

Decrease in skeletal muscle index one year after radical cystectomy as a prognostic indicator in patients with urothelial bladder cancer

Int. braz. j. urol; 45 (4), 2019
ABSTRACT Purpose The present study aimed to determine whether sarcopenia after radical cystectomy (RC) could predict overall survival (OS) in patients with urothelial bladder cancer (UBC). Materials and Methods The lumbar skeletal muscle index (SMI) of 80 patients was measured before and 1 year after...

Sarcopenia, obesity and sarcopenic obesity in liver transplantation: a body composition prospective study

ABCD (São Paulo, Impr.); 32 (2), 2019
ABSTRACT Background: Sarcopenia is prevalent before liver transplantation, and it is considered to be a risk factor for morbidity/mortality. After liver transplantation, some authors suggest that sarcopenia remains, and as patients gain weight as fat, they reach sarcopenic obesity status. Aim: Prospect...

Prevalência e fatores associados à sarcopenia, dinapenia e sarcodinapenia em idosos residentes no Município de São Paulo - Estudo SABE

Rev. bras. epidemiol; 21 (supl.2), 2018
RESUMO: Objetivo: Estimar a prevalência e os fatores associados à sarcopenia, dinapenia e sarcodinapenia em idosos residentes no município de São Paulo. Métodos: Estudo transversal de base populacional envolvendo 1.168 idosos pertencentes à terceira onda do Estudo SABE (Saúde, Bem-Estar e Enve...

Sarcopenia e sua associação com mudanças nos fatores socioeconômicos, comportamentais e de saúde: Estudo EpiFloripa Idoso

Resumo: O objetivo do presente estudo foi verificar a prevalência de sarcopenia e sua associação com mudanças nos fatores socioeconômicos, comportamentais e de saúde em idosos. O trabalho, longitudinal e de base populacional, incluiu 598 idosos (≥ 60 anos) de Florianópolis, Sul do Brasil. A ...