ArticleBMC geriatrics2017
High prevalence of sarcopenia among binge drinking elderly women: a nationwide population-based study.
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- Association between Alcohol Consumption and the Risk of Sarcopenia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Nutrients · 2022Pooled it
- Differences in the Prevalence of Sarcopenia in Community-Dwelling, Nursing Home and Hospitalized Individuals. A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.The journal of nutrition, health & aging · 2020Pooled it
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- Alcohol-Mediated Skeletal Muscle Adaptations and Their Impact on Comorbidities.The American journal of pathology · 2026Review
- Sex disparity in the association between alcohol consumption and sarcopenia: a population-based study.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
- Association between Pan-Immune Inflammation Value and Sarcopenia in Hypertensive Patients, NHANES 1999-2018.Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.) · 2025Article
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- Self-perceptions of aging and sarcopenia in older adults: the mediating role of IADL.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- The relationship between physical performance and alcohol consumption levels in Russian adults.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Association between oxidative balance score and sarcopenia in US adults: NHANES 2011-2018.Frontiers in nutrition · 2024Article
- Determinants of unhealthy living by gender, age group, and chronic health conditions across districts in Korea using the 2010-2017 Community Health Surveys.Epidemiology and health · 2024Article
- Association between muscle quality index and periodontal disease among American adults aged ≥ 30 years: a cross-sectional study and mediation analysis.BMC oral health · 2023Article
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- Alcohol and Skeletal Muscle in Health and Disease.Alcohol research : current reviews · 2023Review
- Alcohol consumption patterns and the risk of sarcopenia: a population-based cross-sectional study among chinese women and men from Henan province.BMC public health · 2022Article
- Effect of Dairy Protein Intake on Muscle Mass among Korean Adults: A Prospective Cohort Study.Nutrients · 2020Article
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- Sarcopenia feature selection and risk prediction using machine learning: A cross-sectional study.Medicine · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundAlcohol consumption is considered a risk factor for sarcopenia, but the association between alcohol consumption and the prevalence of sarcopenia has not been evaluated in detail. This study was to identify the relationship between alcohol drinking patterns and the prevalence of sarcopenia in the elderly Korean population.
methodsThe cross-sectional study was performed using data from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Participants were excluded if they were under the age of 65, or if data was not available regarding skeletal muscle mass or dietary intake. After these exclusions, a total of 4020 participants (men: 1698; women: 2322) were analyzed in the present study. Sarcopenia is defined according to the criteria for the Asia Working Group for Sarcopenia (AWGS). Binge drinking was defined as consuming ≥5 standard alcoholic drinks (≥4 drinks for women) consecutively on one occasion. This data was subcategorized into two groups based on presence of binge drinking: Social drinking (≤1 time/month) and binge drinking (>1 time/month).
resultsWomen binge drinkers with weekly or daily consumption had 2.8 times higher prevalence of sarcopenia than social drinkers (Odds Ratio [OR] = 2.84; 95% Confidence Interval [CI] = 1.12-7.29). However, there were no associations between binge drinkers and sarcopenia in men. After adjusting for age, body mass index (BMI), energy intake, moderate physical activity, and energy intake, women binge drinkers with weekly or daily alcohol consumption had 3.9 times higher prevalence of sarcopenia than social drinkers (OR = 3.88; 95% CI = 1.33-11.36).
conclusionsThe prevalence of sarcopenia in elderly women was related to binge drinking frequency and amounts of drinking after adjusting for covariates. Elderly Korean women who binge drink once or more per week may be associated with sarcopenia, as seen with the observed 3.9 times higher prevalence compared to social drinkers.
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