Sarcopenia assessment project in the nursing homes in Turkey.
Eur J Clin Nutr
; 68(6): 690-4, 2014 Jun.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-24569540
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES:
Sarcopenia and sarcopenic obesity (SO) are geriatric syndromes leading to physical disability, poor quality of life and death. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of sarcopenia and SO in nursing homes in Turkey and to define local disparities for diagnosing sarcopenia and SO. SUBJECTS/METHODS:
This cross-sectional multicenter study was performed in 711 patients in 14 nursing homes. Comprehensive geriatric assessment tests, handgrip strength and calf circumference (CC) measurements were carried out. Sarcopenia was both defined by handgrip strength and CC criteria.RESULTS:
According to handgrip strength measurement, 483 (68%) of patients were sarcopenic (male 72%, female 63.8%), 228 were non-sarcopenic. The prevalence of SO was 22% (13.7% in men, 30.2% in women). Patients (82.5%) who were diagnosed as sarcopenic by the handgrip strength test were not sarcopenic according to CC sarcopenia criteria. Therefore, we tried to determine the optimal CC value for diagnosing sarcopenia in our population.CONCLUSIONS:
Both sarcopenia and SO were prevalent among Turkish nursing home elderly residents. Most of the patients with sarcopenia were obese or overweight. We showed that diagnosing sarcopenia with CC measurement underestimated the sarcopenia prevalence assessed by handgrip strength. So we concluded that, although different assessment methods are recommended for the diagnosis of sarcopenia local disparities should be considered.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Geriatric Assessment
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Hand Strength
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Body Size
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Sarcopenia
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Nursing Homes
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Obesity
Type of study:
Clinical_trials
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspects:
Patient_preference
Limits:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
En
Journal:
Eur J Clin Nutr
Journal subject:
CIENCIAS DA NUTRICAO
Year:
2014
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Turquía