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ArticleExperimental biology and medicine (Maywood, N.J.)2025

Alcohol consumption may not be a risk factor for sarcopenia in the older adults.

En-Hui Mao, Yun-Ling Bu, Qiao-Ling Liu, Jin-Shui Xu, Xiang Lu, Xi-Lan Yang, Wei Gao, Zheng-Kai Shen

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Article in Experimental biology and medicine (Maywood, N.J.), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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En-Hui Mao *Department of Endocrinology, Danyang Hospital of Traditional Medicine, Danyang, China.
Yun-Ling Bu *Department of General Practice, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Qiao-Ling Liu *Department of Geriatrics, The First People's Hospital of Lianyungang, Lianyungang, China.
Jin-Shui XuJiangsu Province Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanjing, China.
Xiang LuDepartment of Geriatrics, Sir Run Run Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Xi-Lan YangDepartment of General Practice, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Wei GaoDepartment of Geriatrics, Zhongda Hospital, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, China.
Zheng-Kai ShenJiangsu Province Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanjing, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The relationship between drinking and sarcopenia remains controversial. The aim of the present study was to investigate the association of alcohol drinking with sarcopenia in the older adults. A prospective study with 5244 Chinese community-dwelling older adults aged ≥65 years was performed. Sarcopenia was assessed by appendicular skeletal muscle mass index, grip strength, and gait speed. A quantitative questionnaire was used to obtain the information of alcohol drinking. After 4-year follow-up, our study showed that drinkers had lower incidence of sarcopenia than those non-drinkers (19.4% vs. 30.4%,

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Alcohol DrinkingSarcopeniaAgedAged, 80 and overChinaFemaleHand StrengthHumansIncidenceMaleMuscle, SkeletalProspective StudiesRisk FactorsWalking Speedalcoholcommunity-dwellingodds ratioolder adultssarcopenia

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