SynthesisBMC geriatrics2023
The association between sedentary behaviour and sarcopenia in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Sarcopenia and its association with physical activity and sedentary time in older adults on the Bushehr Elderly Health program.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Chinese expert consensus on dietary nutrition prescriptions and exercise intervention for sarcopenia (2025).Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition · 2026Article
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- Prevalence of sarcopenia and dynapenia among institutionalized older adults in the Lisbon region: associations with sex, nutritional status and body composition.BMC nutrition · 2026Article
- The association between sarcopenia and diabetic retinopathy: a mediation analysis of inflammatory biomarkers.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2026Article
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- Inactivity and Sitting Time in Later Life: A Saudi National Profile and Policy Implications for Vision 2030.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
- Longitudinal association of intensity-specific physical activity and sedentary behavior with dynapenia among older Taiwanese adults.European review of aging and physical activity : official journal of the European Group for Research into Elderly and Physical Activity · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundSedentary behaviour is considered to contribute to sarcopenia when combined with physical inactivity. Whether sedentary behaviour is independently associated with sarcopenia remains controversial. The aim of this study is to explore the association between sedentary behaviour and sarcopenia in older adults in community and long-term care facility settings.
methodsEight electronic databases including MEDLINE, PsycINFO, Wanfang were searched from inception until August 2023. The review included cross-sectional and longitudinal studies concerning the association between sedentary behaviour and sarcopenia among participants over 60 years old. Evidence was pooled by both random-effects meta-analysis and narrative synthesis. Subgroup analyses explored variation according to adjustment of physical activity, settings, and measurements of sedentary behaviour and sarcopenia. Quality assessment for individual studies was performed with the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) Critical Appraisal Checklist.
resultsSeventeen articles (16 cross-sectional studies and 1 longitudinal study) of 25,788 participants from community or long-term care facility settings were included. The overall quality of the included studies was rated high. Meta-analysis of 14 cross-sectional studies showed that sedentary behaviour was independently positively associated with sarcopenia: pooled odd ratio 1.36 (95% confidence interval, 1.18-1.58). The independent positive association remained in subgroup analyses by adjustment of physical activity, settings, and measurements of sedentary behaviour and sarcopenia. The narrative analysis corroborated the findings of the meta-analysis and provided additional evidence suggesting that interruptions in sedentary periods were linked to a decreased likelihood of developing sarcopenia.
conclusionsThe findings support the hypothesis that sedentary behaviour is independently positively associated with sarcopenia in older adults, providing vital indications for the development of strategies to prevent sarcopenia. SYSTEMATIC REVIEW REGISTRATION: The systematic review protocol has been registered with the PROSPERO database (CRD42022311399).
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