SynthesisNutrients2022
Association between Alcohol Consumption and the Risk of Sarcopenia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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18 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 39 citations in OpenAlex.
- High prevalence and multifactorial risks of sarcopenia in knee osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2025Pooled it
- Glycated Hemoglobin, Lifestyle, and Sarcopenia in Rural Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Analysis.Nursing & health sciences · 2026Article
- Pelvic Organ Prolapse Association with Iliopsoas Cross-Sectional Area and Muscle Strength in Middle-Aged and Older Women.International urogynecology journal · 2026Article
- The Role of Fibro/adipogenic Progenitors (FAPs) in Sarcopenia: Mechanisms and Potential Therapeutic Strategies.Stem cell reviews and reports · 2026Review
- A body shape index and sarcopenia risk in middle-aged and older adults: evidence from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study.European journal of medical research · 2025Article
- Oxidative balance score is inversely associated with low muscle mass in young and middle-aged adults: a cross-sectional NHANES study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Article
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- The causal relationships between iron status and sarcopenia in Europeans: a bidirectional two-sample Mendelian randomization study.European journal of clinical nutrition · 2025Article
- Sex disparity in the association between alcohol consumption and sarcopenia: a population-based study.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
- Risk Factors for Sarcopenia in Women with Type 2 Diabetes and the Effects of Metformin: A Cross-Sectional Study of 7,731 Patients from the UK Biobank.International journal of women's health · 2025Article
- Oxidative balance score is independently associated with reduced prevalence of sarcopenia among US adults with metabolic syndrome.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
- Alcohol consumption may not be a risk factor for sarcopenia in the older adults.Experimental biology and medicine (Maywood, N.J.) · 2025Article
- Low muscle mass index is associated with type 2 diabetes risk in a Latin-American population: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in nutrition · 2024Article
- Alcohol Consumption and Measures of Sarcopenic Muscle Risk: Cross-Sectional and Prospective Associations Within the UK Biobank Study.Calcified tissue international · 2023Article
- Rheumatoid sarcopenia: loss of skeletal muscle strength and mass in rheumatoid arthritis.Nature reviews. Rheumatology · 2023Review
- Identification and Characterization of Genomic Predictors of Sarcopenia and Sarcopenic Obesity Using UK Biobank Data.Nutrients · 2023Article
- Alcohol and Skeletal Muscle in Health and Disease.Alcohol research : current reviews · 2023Review
- Musculoskeletal Failure.American journal of lifestyle medicineArticle
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Abstract
Sarcopenia is a common disease defined as the loss of skeletal muscle mass, strength, and physical performance. Alcohol consumption is an uncertain risk factor for sarcopenia. Previous observational epidemiological studies have reported inconsistent results regarding the association between alcohol consumption and sarcopenia risk. This study aimed to investigate the association between alcohol consumption and sarcopenia. A literature review was conducted according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. We searched PubMed, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Library through April 2022 using keywords related to alcohol consumption and sarcopenia. The pooled odds ratio (OR) with a 95% confidence interval (CI) was calculated using a random effects model meta-analysis. The risk of bias of the studies was assessed using the Newcastle−Ottawa scale. Nineteen observational studies that reported 3826 sarcopenia patients among 422,870 participants were included in the qualitative analysis. Alcohol consumption was not significantly associated with sarcopenia risk (OR, 1.00; 95% CI, 0.83 to 1.20; I2 = 60.6%). Alcohol consumption resulted in a non-significant decrease in the risk of sarcopenia in men (OR, 0.70; 95% CI, 0.46 to 1.07; I2 = 0.0%) and in women (OR, 1.20; 95% CI, 0.63 to 2.30; I2 = 75.8%). The subgroup analyses by age and alcohol consumption were significantly associated with an increased the risk of sarcopenia in <65 years (OR, 2.62; 95% CI, 1.22 to 5.62; I2 = 100%). This meta-analysis of observational studies indicated that alcohol consumption was not significantly associated with sarcopenia risk. However, there are factors influencing the association between alcohol consumption and sarcopenia, such as smoking and dietary patterns. Additional study of these confounding factors is needed for the systematic analysis of the association of alcohol consumption with sarcopenia in future studies.
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