SynthesisJournal of preventive medicine and public health = Yebang Uihakhoe chi2021
Prevalence of Sarcopenia Among the Elderly in Korea: A Meta-Analysis.
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- The prevalence of sarcopenia and risk factors in the older adult in China: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2024Pooled it
- Association between Sarcopenia, Falls, and Cognitive Impairment in Older People: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Pooled it
- Prevalence of Sarcopenia in Africa: A Systematic Review.Clinical interventions in aging · 2023Pooled it
- Prevalence of sarcopenia in patients with COPD through different musculature measurements: An updated meta-analysis and meta-regression.Frontiers in nutrition · 2023Pooled it
- Prevalence of sarcopenia in Chinese community-dwelling elderly: a systematic review.BMC public health · 2022Pooled it
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- Glycaemic Control, Blood Pressure and Lifestyle Behaviours in Relation to Sarcopenia Among Older Adults in Korea: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study.Australasian journal on ageing · 2026Article
- Association Between Non-traditional Lipid Indices and Sarcopenia: Evidence from a Prospective Chinese Cohort Study.Current medical science · 2026Article
- Association between nutritional status and clinical characteristics in nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease: preliminary results from the NTM-KOREA cohort.Respiratory research · 2026Article
- Prevalence of sarcopenia among aging employees in a higher education institution.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2026Article
- Association between statin use and longitudinal changes in skeletal muscle mass: A population-based cohort study.PloS one · 2026Article
- Associations between walk ratio and osteoporosis and sarcopenia in community-dwelling older women.Physical activity and nutrition · 2025Article
- Association between sleep disorders and sarcopenia in older outpatients in Vietnam.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2025Article
- Stigmasterol Protects Against Dexamethasone-Induced Muscle Atrophy by Modulating the FoxO3-MuRF1/MAFbx Signaling Pathway in C2C12 Myotubes and Mouse Skeletal Muscle.Biomolecules · 2025Article
- The primary hospitals should take gait speed as a routine test for elderly patients.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Protective Efficacy ofInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- Sarcopenia in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: mechanisms, diagnosis, and management strategies.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2025Review
- Sarcopenia Is Associated With Increased Risk of Abnormal Sleep Duration in the Older People: A 10-Year Cohort Study From China.Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle · 2025Article
- Prevalence and Fall Risk of Sarcopenia Based on the 2023 Korean Working Group on Sarcopenia Criteria.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
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Abstract
objectivesSarcopenia is a common disease in the elderly population that causes disability, poor quality of life, and a high risk of death. In the current study, we conducted a meta-analysis to report basic knowledge about the prevalence of sarcopenia in the elderly in Korea.
methodsWe searched for articles in the MEDLINE, Cochrane Library, Embase, and Scopus databases published until December 28, 2020. Studies investigating the prevalence of sarcopenia in elderly Koreans aged ≥65 years were included. The methodological quality of the studies was evaluated using the Newcastle-Ottawa scale. Publication bias was evaluated using the Egger test and funnel plots.
resultsIn total, 3 studies and 2922 patients were included in the meta-analysis. All 3 studies used the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People criteria for the diagnosis of sarcopenia. The total prevalence of sarcopenia was 13.1-14.9% in elderly men and 11.4% in elderly women.
conclusionsThis meta-analysis is the first to estimate the pooled prevalence of sarcopenia in elderly Koreans, and its findings suggest that sarcopenia is common in this population. Therefore, attention should be paid to the prevention and control of sarcopenia.
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