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ArticleEuropean journal of clinical nutrition2015

Muscle function-dependent sarcopenia and cut-off values of possible predictors in community-dwelling Turkish elderly: calf circumference, midarm muscle circumference and walking speed.

S Akın, S Mucuk, A Öztürk, M Mazıcıoğlu, Ş Göçer, S Arguvanlı, E D Şafak

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Article in European journal of clinical nutrition, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 36 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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S AkınDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Geriatrics, Erciyes School of Medicine, Erciyes University, Melikgazi, Kayseri, Turkey.
S MucukDepartment of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Erciyes University, Melikgazi, Kayseri, Turkey.
A ÖztürkDepartment of Biostatistics, Erciyes School of Medicine, Erciyes University, Melikgazi, Kayseri, Turkey.
M MazıcıoğluDepartment of Familiy Medicine, Erciyes School of Medicine, Erciyes University, Melikgazi, Kayseri, Turkey.
Ş GöçerPublic Health Center, Hacilar, Kayseri, Turkey.
S ArguvanlıDepartment of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Melikşah University, Kayseri, Turkey.
E D ŞafakDepartment of Familiy Medicine, Erciyes School of Medicine, Erciyes University, Melikgazi, Kayseri, Turkey.
Erciyes University · TRMeliksah University · TR

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Abstract

BACKGROUND/

objectivesThe aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of muscle strength-based sarcopenia and to determine possible predictors. SUBJECTS/

methodsThis is a cross-sectional population-based study in the community-dwelling Turkish elderly. Anthropometric measurements, namely body height, weight, triceps skin fold (TSF), mid upper arm circumference (MUAC), waist circumference (WC) and calf circumference (CC), were noted. The midarm muscle circumference (MAMC) was calculated by using MUAC and TSF measurement. Sarcopenia was assessed, adjusted for body mass index (BMI) and gender, according to muscle strength. Physical performance was determined by 4 m walking speed (WS; m/s). The receiver operating curve analysis was performed to determine cut-offs of CC, MAMC and 4 m WS.

resultsA total of 879 elderly subjects, 50.1% of whom were female, were recruited. The mean handgrip strength (HGS) and s.d. was 24.2 (8.8) kg [17.9 (4.8) female, 30.6 (7.1) male]. The muscle function-dependent sarcopenia was 63.4% (female 73.5%, male 53.2%). The muscle mass-dependent sarcopenia for CC (<31 cm) and MAMC(<21.1 cm in males, <19.9 cm in females) was 6.7% and 7.3%, respectively. The prevalence of low 4 m WS (≤ 0.8 m/s) was 81.8% (91.3% in females and 72.3% in males, respectively). We compared MAMC, CC and 4 m WS and found that AUC for 4 m WS was the best predictor of sarcopenia.

conclusionsAn adequate muscle mass may not mean a reliable muscle function. Muscle function may describe sarcopenia better compared with muscle mass. The CC, MAMC and 4 m WS cut-offs may be used to assess sarcopenia in certain age groups.

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