Sarcopenia: An Independent Predictor of Mortality in Community-Dwelling Older Korean Men

2014170 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Jung Hee Kim · Seoul National University

Soo Lim

Sung Hee Choi

Kyoung Min Kim · Moscow Research and Clinical Center for Neuropsychiatry

Ji Won Yoon · Seoul National University

Ki Woong Kim · Moscow Research and Clinical Center for Neuropsychiatry

Jae‐Young Lim · Seoul National University Bundang Hospital

Kyong Soo Park

Abstract

Our data suggest that, in older men, EWGSOP-defined sarcopenia is related to higher mortality compared with nonsarcopenia regardless of the ASM/ht(2) or ASM/wt index. In older women, further studies with large sample sizes are needed to assess whether EWGSOP-defined sarcopenia increases the mortality risk.

Topics & Keywords

Nutrition and Health in Aging Body Composition Measurement Techniques Frailty in Older Adults

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: The Journals of Gerontology Series A

Volume 69, Issue 10, pp. 1244-1252

DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glu050

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