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cross-sectional·geriatrics, epidemiology, public health, family medicine, internal medicine·PMC10042476

Prevalence of characteristics associated with sarcopenia in elders: a cross-sectional study

Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem · 8 authors, 1 centre

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The prevalence was 25.52% for probable sarcopenia, 11.98% for sarcopenia, and 9.90% for severe sarcopenia.

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The prevalence was 25.52% for probable sarcopenia, 11.98% for sarcopenia, and 9.90% for severe sarcopenia.

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PMC10042476

Prevalence of characteristics associated with sarcopenia in elders: a cross-sectional study

Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem

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ABSTRACT Objectives: to identify the prevalence and characteristics associated with sarcopenia in elders in Primary Health Care Units. Methods: cross-sectional study with 384 elders. To evaluate sarcopenia, we measured: strength and muscle mass, and physical performance. The elderly were classified as having: probable sarcopenia; sarcopenia; or severe sarcopenia. The chi-squared test and the multinomial logistic regression method were used. Results: the prevalence of probable sarcopenia was 25.52%; of sarcopenia, 11.98%; and of severe sarcopenia, 9.90%. Probable sarcopenia is 1.75 times more prevalent in men; osteoporosis is 2.16 times more prevalent in people with severe sarcopenia; polypharmacy is 1.57 times more likely in individuals with probable sarcopenia; and calf circumference below 31 cm is 2.24 times more likely in patients with sarcopenia and 2.19 times more likely in patients with severe sarcopenia. Conclusions: the highest prevalence was of probable sarcopenia, and the characteristics associated with sarcopenia were sex, osteoporosis, polypharmacy, overweight, obesity, and calf circumference. Descriptors: Nursing, Health of the Elderly, Sarcopenia, Primary Health Care, Public Health.

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Caroline Ribeiro de Sousa, Janaína Fonseca Victor Coutinho, Marília Braga Marques et al.. Prevalence of characteristics associated with sarcopenia in elders: a cross-sectional study. Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. (2023). https://doi.org/10.1590/0034-7167-2022-0209

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Caroline Ribeiro de Sousa, Janaína Fonseca Victor Coutinho, Marília Braga Marques, Rachel Gabriel Bastos Barbosa, Jarbas de Sá Roriz, Edson Silva Soares, Charlys Barbosa Nogueira, Rodrigo Lopes de Paula Souza

IUniversidade Federal do Ceará. Fortaleza, Ceará. Brazil