Prevalence of Sarcopenia in community-dwelling older adults of Guayaquil

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Methods: Observational, descriptive study conducted in Guayaquil, Ecuador, between February-November 2019. Data were from 230 community-dwelling men and women aged≥ 65 years. Inclusion criteria: Older adults over 65 who signed an informed participation consent. Exclusion criteria: individuals with physical and/o functional disabilities, lack of mobilization autonomously, or makes anthropometric measurement difficult. Sarcopenia was determined using the EWGSOP 2 algorithm. Sarcopenia diagnosis was assessed measuring handgrip-strength, physical function using the Short Physical Performance Battery Test (SPPB), and appendicular skeletal muscle mass was measured by bioimpedance analysis. The analysis was performed using the statistical package SPSS 23. The study counted with an IRB approval No: HCK-CEISH-19-0038 Results: 230 participants with a median age of 71, 9±7, 5 years; 160 …

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2020

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