ArticleThe journal of nutrition, health & aging2021
Sarcopenic Dysphagia with Low Tongue Pressure Is Associated with Worsening of Swallowing, Nutritional Status, and Activities of Daily Living.
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- Sarcopenic Dysphagia Reconsidered: A Systematic Review of Complex Interactions and Diagnostic Challenges.Dysphagia · 2026Pooled it
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- Association of oral diadochokinesis with activities of daily living in older adults: a cross-sectional observational study.BMC oral health · 2026Observational
- The crossroads between osteosarcopenia and intrinsic capacity-a narrative review.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2026Review
- The relationship between oral frailty and cognitive function in elderly patients with chronic diseases: the chain-mediated effect of nutrition status and the inflammatory marker CRP.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- Measures for Identifying Malnutrition in Geriatric Rehabilitation: A Scoping Review.Nutrients · 2024Article
- Exploring Oral Function, Protein Intake, and Risk of Sarcopenia: A Scoping Review.JDR clinical and translational research · 2024Article
- Impact of Poor Oral Health Status on Swallowing Function Improvement in Older Dysphagic Patients.Cureus · 2023Article
- Sarcopenic Dysphagia and Simplified Rehabilitation Nutrition Care Process: An Update.Annals of rehabilitation medicine · 2023Article
- Sarcopenia Is Associated with Fecal Incontinence in Patients with Dysphagia: Implication for Anal Sarcopenia.The journal of nutrition, health & aging · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectivesAccording to the recently proposed diagnostic criteria for sarcopenic dysphagia, sarcopenic dysphagia can be classified as probable or possible based on tongue pressure. However, it is unclear whether patients with probable and possible sarcopenic dysphagia have different characteristics. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate whether patients with possible and probable sarcopenic dysphagia have different clinical characteristics.
designA cross-sectional study.
settingA rehabilitation hospital.
participantsIn total, 129 patients aged ≥65 years with sarcopenic dysphagia were included.
methodsA tongue pressure of <20 kPa was indicative of probable sarcopenic dysphagia, and a tongue pressure of ≥20 kPa was indicative of possible sarcopenic dysphagia. Kuchi-Kara Taberu (KT) index scores were compared between the probable or possible sarcopenic dysphagia groups.
resultsAccording to the tongue pressure, 76 and 53 patients were classified into the probable and possible sarcopenic dysphagia groups, respectively. In multiple linear regression analysis, the presence of probable sarcopenic dysphagia was independently associated with the total KT index score (standardized coefficient: -0.313, regression coefficient: -4.500, 95% confidence interval [CI], -6.920 to -2.080, P < 0.001). The presence of probable sarcopenic dysphagia was independently associated with some subitems of the KT index (willingness to eat, cognitive function while eating, oral preparatory and propulsive phase, severity of pharyngeal dysphagia, eating behavior, and daily living activities).
conclusionsPatients with probable sarcopenic dysphagia were characterized by poor overall eating-related conditions, especially poor swallowing ability, ability to perform activities of daily living, and nutritional status.
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