ArticleThe journal of Latin American geriatric medicine2016
Sarcopenia prevalence using simple measurements and population-based cutoff values.
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- Cutoff Points for Grip Strength in Screening for Sarcopenia in Community-Dwelling Older-Adults: A Systematic Review.The journal of nutrition, health & aging · 2022Pooled it
- Age, Not Sex, Drives Sarcopenia Severity in Mexican Older Adults with a Health Insurance Plan.Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Sarcopenia Risk is Associated With Decreased Swallow Safety in Patients With Dysphagia.Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery · 2026Article
- Association between Sarcopenia and Poor Glycemic Control in Older Adults with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.Diseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- A Sarcopenia Detection System Using an RGB-D Camera and an Ultrasound Probe: Eye-in-Hand Approach.Biosensors · 2021Article
- Sarcopenia Detection System Using RGB-D Camera and Ultrasound Probe: System Development and Preclinical In-Vitro Test.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
- Sarcopenia: Influence of Regional Skeletal Muscle Cutoff Points and Fat-Free Mass in Older Mexican People-A Pilot Study.Current gerontology and geriatrics research · 2020Article
- Motoric Cognitive Risk Syndrome: Prevalence and Risk of Cognitive Impairment in a Population Studied in the Mexican Health and Aging Study 2012-2015.The journal of nutrition, health & aging · 2019Article
- Imputation of Non-Response in Height and Weight in the Mexican Health and Aging Study.Realidad, datos y espacio : revista internacional de estadistica y geografiaArticle
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Abstract
objectiveTo estimate the prevalence of sarcopenia in Mexican older adults using simple measurements and tailored cutoff values for the components of the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People algorithm. MATERIAL AND
methodsThis study used cross-sectional data from the third wave (2012) of the Mexican Health and Aging Study. Gait speed and handgrip strength cutoff values were tailored for Mexican older adults. Muscle mass was estimated by a formula, which uses simple anthropometry and demographic characteristics.
resultsFrom the total of 1,238 older adults included in our study, sarcopenia prevalence was 11% (n = 137). When categorizing sarcopenia, 39.1% (n = 484) had pre-sarcopenia, 8.3% (n = 103) moderate sarcopenia, and 2.75% (n = 34) had severe sarcopenia.
conclusionsSarcopenia is a common problem in Mexican older adults, and its frequency along with its severity increases with age. Tailored cutoff values could help in identifying those subjects that could have benefited from intervention.
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