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ArticleAge and ageing2013

Prevalence of sarcopenia in community-dwelling older people in the UK using the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP) definition: findings from the Hertfordshire Cohort Study (HCS).

Harnish P Patel, Holly Emma Syddall, Karen Jameson, Sian Robinson, Hayley Denison, Helen C Roberts, Mark Edwards, Elaine Dennison, Cyrus Cooper, Avan Aihie Sayer

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Article in Age and ageing, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 171 papers, 10 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT03695354 naunknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2017, after this paper: background citation

Impact of Whole-body Vibration Training on Sarcopenia in Geriatric Hospitalized Patients

TypeinterventionalSponsorSeoul National University Bundang HospitalRan2017 to 2021Enrolled40ConditionsSarcopeniaArmswhole body vibration plus conventional therapy, conventional therapy
NCT04058002 naunknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2019, after this paper: background citation

Project Arthritis Recovering Quality of Life Through Education 70+

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of Sao Paulo General HospitalRan2019 to 2020Enrolled34ConditionsKnee OsteoarthritisArmsMultiprofessional treatment and Educational Program Associated (EPA+C+BCAA) with supplementation of creatine and BCAA., Multiprofessional treatment and Educational Program Associated (EPA+C) with supplementation of creatine only.
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

171 citing papers in PubMed, 10 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 384 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Prevalence of Stroke-Related Sarcopenia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Physiotherapy research international : the journal for researchers and clinicians in physical therapy · 2026
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  5. Prevalence of Sarcopenia in Africa: A Systematic Review.Clinical interventions in aging · 2023
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  13. Effect of a home-based resistance exercise program in elderly participants with osteoporosis: a randomized controlled trial.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Harnish P PatelMRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK. hp@mrc.soton.ac.uk
Holly Emma Syddall
Karen Jameson
Sian Robinson
Hayley Denison
Helen C Roberts
Mark Edwards
Elaine Dennison
Cyrus Cooper
Avan Aihie Sayer
University of Southampton · GBMRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit · GB

Funding

Arthritis Research UK 13085Arthritis Research UK 13147Arthritis Research UK 13157Arthritis Research UK 13181Arthritis Research UK 13230Arthritis Research UK 16095Arthritis Research UK 16349Arthritis Research UK 17265Arthritis Research UK 17413Arthritis Research UK 17702Department of Health 1094Medical Research Council G0400491Medical Research Council MC_U147574215Medical Research Council MC_U147574217Medical Research Council MC_U147574218Medical Research Council MC_U147574221Medical Research Council MC_U147574233Medical Research Council MC_U147574236Medical Research Council MC_U147585819Medical Research Council MC_U147585824Medical Research Council MC_U147585827Medical Research Council MC_UP_A620_1014Medical Research Council MC_UP_A620_1015Medical Research Council MC_UU_12011/1Medical Research Council MC_UU_12011/2Medical Research Council U.1475.00.002.00001.01(74218)Medical Research Council U.1475.00.003.00010.02(74237)Medical Research Council U.1475.00.003.00010.02(74238)Medical Research Council U.1475.00.003.00010.02(74242)Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionsarcopenia is associated with adverse health outcomes. The aim of this study was to describe the prevalence of sarcopenia in community-dwelling older people in the UK using the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP) consensus definition.

methodswe applied the EWGSOP definition to 103 community-dwelling men participating in the Hertfordshire Sarcopenia Study (HSS) using both the lowest third of dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) lean mass (LM) and the lowest third of skin-fold-based fat-free mass (FFM) as markers of low muscle mass. We also used the FFM approach among 765 male and 1,022 female participants in the Hertfordshire Cohort Study (HCS). Body size, physical performance and self-reported health were compared in participants with and without sarcopenia.

resultsthe prevalence of sarcopenia in HSS men (mean age 73 years) was 6.8% and 7.8% when using the lowest third of DXA LM and FFM, respectively. DXA LM and FFM were highly correlated (0.91, P < 0.001). The prevalence of sarcopenia among the HCS men and women (mean age 67 years) was 4.6% and 7.9%, respectively. HSS and HCS participants with sarcopenia were shorter, weighed less and had worse physical performance. HCS men and women with sarcopenia had poorer self-reported general health and physical functioning scores.

conclusionsthis is one of the first studies to describe the prevalence of sarcopenia in UK community-dwelling older people. The EWGSOP consensus definition was of practical use for sarcopenia case finding. The next step is to use this consensus definition in other ageing cohorts and among older people in a range of health-care settings.

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AgingHealth StatusIndependent LivingAbsorptiometry, PhotonAdiposityAgedAge FactorsAnalysis of VarianceBody WeightEnglandFemaleGaitHand StrengthHealth Status IndicatorsHumansMale

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PMID23384705
PMCPMC3633365
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