Authors
Stefanos Tyrovolas, Ai Koyanagi, Beatriz Olaya, Jose Luis Ayuso‐Mateos, Marta Miret, Somnath Chatterji, Beata Tobiasz‐Adamczyk, Seppo Koskinen, Matilde Leonardi, Josep Maria Haro
Publication date
2016/6
Journal
Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle
Volume
7
Issue
3
Pages
312-321
Description
Background
The aim of this study was to evaluate the factors associated with low skeletal muscle mass (SMM), sarcopenia, and sarcopenic obesity using nationally representative samples of people aged ≥65 years from diverse geographical regions of the world.
Methods
Data were available for 18 363 people aged ≥65 years who participated in the Collaborative Research on Ageing in Europe survey conducted in Finland, Poland, and Spain, and the World Health Organization Study on global AGEing and adult health survey conducted in China, Ghana, India, Mexico, Russia, and South Africa, between 2007 and 2012. A skeletal muscle mass index (SMI) was created to reflect SMM. SMM, SMI, and percent body fat (%BF) were calculated with specific indirect population formulas. These estimates were based on age, sex, weight, height, and race. Sarcopenia and sarcopenic obesity were defined with specific …
Scholar articles
S Tyrovolas, A Koyanagi, B Olaya, JL Ayuso‐Mateos… - Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle, 2016