ArticleThe journal of nutrition, health & aging2019
Anorexia Is Independently Associated with Decreased Muscle Mass and Strength in Community Dwelling Older Adults.
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- Poor Appetite in Frail Older Persons-A Systematic Review.Nutrients · 2023Pooled it
- Sarcopenia and health-related quality of life: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle · 2023Pooled it
- Evenness of dietary protein distribution is associated with higher muscle mass but not muscle strength or protein turnover in healthy adults: a systematic review.European journal of nutrition · 2021Pooled it
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- Research progress on the diagnosis and pathogenesis of chronic heart failure combined with sarcopenia.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2026Review
- Appetite loss in older adults without undernutrition: associated factors and clinical implications.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- Association between life's crucial 9 and sarcopenia: estimated glucose disposal rate as a key mediator.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
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- The Current Landscape of Pharmacotherapies for Sarcopenia.Drugs & aging · 2024Article
- Associations between appetite, physical activity and sedentary behaviour from hip- and wrist-worn accelerometers in community-dwelling older adults.Geriatrics & gerontology international · 2023Article
- Sarcopenia and Cardiovascular Diseases.Circulation · 2023Review
- Untangling the Complex Interplay between Social Isolation, Anorexia, Sarcopenia, and Mortality: Insights from a Longitudinal Study.The journal of nutrition, health & aging · 2023Article
- Prevalence of low muscle mass and associated factors in community-dwelling older adults in Singapore.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Sarcopenia risk and associated factors among Chinese community-dwelling older adults living alone.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Prolonged nightly fasting and lower-extremity functioning in community-dwelling older adults.The British journal of nutrition · 2021Article
- Functional Constipation and Anorexia in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Korean Frailty and Aging Cohort Study (KFACS).International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Sarcopenia and Heart Failure.Nutrients · 2020Review
- New insights into the pathogenesis and treatment of sarcopenia in chronic heart failure.Theranostics · 2019Review
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Abstract
objectivesWe aimed to investigate the association between anorexia and sarcopenia in community dwelling older adults.
methodAnorexia was assessed by Simplified Nutritional Appetite Questionnaire (SNAQ) and sarcopenia defined by EWSGOP criteria. Study participants consisted of 442 patients from Turkish validation study of the SNAQ. Study is designed as cross-sectional in community dwelling outpatients. MEASUREMENTS: Muscle mass was determined by using bioimpedance analysis. Skeletal muscle mass index (SMMI) was calculated as SMM (kg)/height (m)2. Muscle strength was evaluated by hand grip strength (HGS) with Jamar hydraulic hand dynamometer. Gait speed (GS) was assessed by usual 4 meters speed. Depression and quality of life were assessed by using Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) and Euro-Quality of Life-5D(EQ-5D). Univariate analysis and multivariate regression analysis were run to evaluate the association between poor appetite and components of sarcopenia.
resultsPrevalences of low HGS, low gait speed and sarcopenia were higher in group with poor appetite (p=0.001, p<0.0001, p=0.036, respectively). Depression and constipation were more prevalent in participants with poor appetite (p<0.0001, p=0.033, respectively). SNAQ was correlated with SMMI and EQ-5D. Regression analysis showed that lower muscle mass, lower SMMI, and lower HGS were independently associated with poor appetite after adjustment for confounders. Neither gait speed nor diagnosis of sarcopenia was associated with poor appetite in regression analysis models.
conclusionWe observed poor appetite has independent association with lower skeletal muscle mass and decreased muscle strength. Prospective studies are needed to evaluate exact relationship between poor appetite and sarcopenia.
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