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ArticleSaudi journal of biological sciences2021

Frailty, sarcopenia and health related outcomes among elderly patients in Saudi Arabia.

Abdulaziz A Alodhayani, Saad M Alsaad, Nourah Almofarej, Njoud Alrasheed, Badriah Alotaibi

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Article in Saudi journal of biological sciences, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 authors.

Abdulaziz A AlodhayaniFamily and Community Medicine Department, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Saad M AlsaadFamily and Community Medicine Department, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Nourah AlmofarejKing Saud University, Saudi Arabia.
Njoud AlrasheedKing Saud University, Saudi Arabia.
Badriah AlotaibiDepartment of Pharmaceutical Science, College of Pharmacy, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo determine the prevalence of frailty and sarcopenia among elderly patients in Saudi Arabia and explore if there are significant association between frailty and sarcopenia.

methodsA total of 498 patients from public tertiary hospital in Saudi Arabia participated in this descriptive cross-sectional study between March 2019 to June 2019. All participants answered a 5-part questionnaire, which includes demographic data, Edmonton Frail Scale, SARC-F and questions related to Activities of Daily living.

resultsThe mean age of the participants was 69.98 ± 6.28. Of the 498 participants, 67.7% were aged 61-70 years and 42% had a BMI of greater than < 30 kg/m

conclusionIn conclusion, this research highlights the high prevalence of sarcopenia among elderly patients and the increasing percentage of frail patients in Saudi Arabia. In addition, significant difference and association were found with sarcopenia and frailty with many sociodemographic and clinical components of elderly patients in Saudi Arabia.

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Activities of daily livingFrailtySarcopeniaSaudi Arabia

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PMCPMC7878688

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