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ArticleJournal of aging research2020

Bone Mass Loss and Sarcopenia in Ecuadorian Patients.

M Intriago, G Maldonado, R Guerrero, O D Messina, C Rios

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Article in Journal of aging research, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

M IntriagoUniversidad Espíritu Santo, Km 2.5 Vía La Puntilla, Samborondón, Guayaquil, Ecuador.
G MaldonadoUniversidad Espíritu Santo, Km 2.5 Vía La Puntilla, Samborondón, Guayaquil, Ecuador.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3978-0799
R GuerreroUniversidad Espíritu Santo, Km 2.5 Vía La Puntilla, Samborondón, Guayaquil, Ecuador.
O D MessinaGeneral Hospital, Pi y Margall 750, C1155AHD CABA, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
C RiosUniversidad Espíritu Santo, Km 2.5 Vía La Puntilla, Samborondón, Guayaquil, Ecuador.
Universidad de Especialidades Espíritu Santo · EC

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo study the association between osteoporosis and sarcopenia and determine the prevalence of osteosarcopenia in patients who attended a rheumatology center in Ecuador.

methodsA cross-sectional study was conducted in a population of patients who had a densitometric study. The diagnosis of sarcopenia was determined by the DXA standard gold test, screening, and conventional methods (bioimpedance, anthropometric measurements, SARC-F, muscle function, and gait test).

resultsA total of 92 patients were studied. The median age was 66 ± 10, 90% females. Using the criteria of SMI, 65% had sarcopenia of which 9% had only sarcopenia and 56% had osteosarcopenia; 22% had only osteopenia/osteoporosis; and 13% none of these conditions. The prevalence of sarcopenia according to handgrip strength was 60%, gait speed 45%, and SARC-F score 40%. The prevalence of osteosarcopenia according to handgrip strength was 51%, gait speed 34%, and SARC-F score 32%. Osteoporosis was associated with a higher prevalence of sarcopenia using the criteria of SMI since 40% had sarcopenia in the normal DXA group, 64% in the osteopenia group, and 76% in the osteoporosis group (

conclusion65% of the studied population had sarcopenia. It is clear that the prevalence of sarcopenia is higher in patients with greater loss of bone mass. Identifying pathways that affect both bone and muscle could facilitate the development of treatments that simultaneously improve osteoporosis and sarcopenia.

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