ArticleEuropean journal of clinical nutrition2014
Sarcopenia assessment project in the nursing homes in Turkey.
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- Prevalence of Sarcopenic Obesity in Elderly Population: A Meta-Analysis.Current aging science · 2025Pooled it
- Prevalence of sarcopenic obesity in the older non-hospitalized population: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC geriatrics · 2024Pooled it
- Sarcopenia is associated with a greater risk of polypharmacy and number of medications: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle · 2023Pooled it
- Physical and Motor Fitness Tests for Older Adults Living in Nursing Homes: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Prevalence and Diagnosis of Sarcopenia in Residential Facilities: A Systematic Review.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2019Pooled it
- Sarcopenic obesity in nursing home residents: a multi-center study on diagnostic methods and their association with instrumental activities of daily living.BMC geriatrics · 2024Article
- Association between Sarcopenia and Cognitive Functions in Older Individuals: A Cross-Sectional Study.Annals of geriatric medicine and research · 2022Article
- Sarcopenia and associated factors according to the EWGSOP2 criteria in older people living in nursing homes: a cross-sectional study.BMC geriatrics · 2022Article
- The current situation in the approach to osteoporosis in older adults in Turkey: areas in need of improvement with a model for other populations.Archives of osteoporosis · 2021Review
- Sarcopenia quality-of-life questionnaire (SarQoL)®: translation, cross-cultural adaptation and validation in Turkish.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2021Article
- Prevalence of sarcopenia and related factors in community-dwelling elderly individuals.Saudi medical journal · 2019Article
- Calf Circumference as a Simple Screening Marker for Diagnosing Sarcopenia in Older Korean Adults: the Korean Frailty and Aging Cohort Study (KFACS).Journal of Korean medical science · 2018Article
- Effects of resistance training on body composition and functional capacity among sarcopenic obese residents in long-term care facilities: a preliminary study.BMC geriatrics · 2018Article
- Is It Possible Using Handgrip Strength Instead of Body Mass Index in MNA-SF Test to Assess the Nutritional Status of Geriatric Patients?The journal of nutrition, health & aging · 2017Article
- Sarcopenia and length of hospital stay. Is this a vicious cycle?European journal of clinical nutrition · 2016Article
- Muscle function-dependent sarcopenia and cut-off values of possible predictors in community-dwelling Turkish elderly: calf circumference, midarm muscle circumference and walking speed.European journal of clinical nutrition · 2015Article
- Nutritional status and quality of life in different populations of older people in Poland.European journal of clinical nutrition · 2014Review
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Abstract
BACKGROUND/
objectivesSarcopenia 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/
methodsThis 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.
resultsAccording 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.
conclusionsBoth 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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