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ArticleNutrients2026

High Prevalence of Probable Sarcopenia and Its Associations with Nutrition, Cognitive, and Physical Function in Hospitalized Patients with Alzheimer's Clinical Syndrome: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Vesna Simič, Nina Mohorko, Polona Rus Prelog

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Article in Nutrients, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Vesna SimičFaculty of Health Science, University of Primorska, Polje 42, 6310 Izola, Slovenia.ORCID 0009-0009-7140-8517
Nina MohorkoFaculty of Health Science, University of Primorska, Polje 42, 6310 Izola, Slovenia.ORCID 0000-0001-5132-1806
Polona Rus PrelogCentre for Clinical Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Clinic Ljubljana, Chengdujska 45, 1260 Ljubljana, Slovenia.ORCID 0000-0002-9328-0915

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Abstract

backgroundProbable sarcopenia, indicated by low handgrip strength, is a prevalent condition among hospitalized older adults and may reflect broader functional and nutritional decline.

methodsWe examined differences in nutritional, functional, and cognitive status between Alzheimer's clinical syndrome (ACS) patients with probable sarcopenia and those without sarcopenia. A cross-sectional analysis was conducted on 194 hospitalized older adults with ACS. Probable sarcopenia was defined using European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP2) handgrip strength thresholds.

resultsPatients with probable sarcopenia (

conclusionsProbable sarcopenia in hospitalized older adults with ACS is highly prevalent and is associated with higher nutritional risk, poorer cognitive and physical function, and polypharmacy; its early recognition may help to guide more targeted nutritional and functional interventions.

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Alzheimer DiseaseCognitionNutritional StatusSarcopeniaAgedAged, 80 and overCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleGeriatric AssessmentHand StrengthHospitalizationHumansMaleNutrition AssessmentPrevalenceRisk FactorsAlzheimer’s diseasecognitive functiongait speedmuscle strengthnutrition risksarcopenia

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