Diagnostic Performance of Calf Circumference, Thigh Circumference, and SARC-F Questionnaire to Identify Sarcopenia in Elderly Compared to Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia’s Diagnostic Standard

Diagnostic Performance of Calf Circumference, Thigh Circumference, and SARC-F Questionnaire to Identify Sarcopenia in Elderly Compared to Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia’s Diagnostic Standard

Background: sarcopenia is one of many geriatric problems that may lead to major clinical outcomes. Calf and thigh circumference have good correlation with muscle mass, whereas SARC-F questionnaire is very predictive of muscle function. There has not been a study that evaluates the diagnostic perform...

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Main Authors: Mienche Mienche, Siti Setiati, Bambang Setyohadi, Juferdy Kurniawan, Purwita Wijaya Laksmi, A Ariane, Gunawan Tirtarahardja
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Interna Publishing 2019-08-01
Series:Acta Medica Indonesiana
Subjects:
calf circumference
elderly
thigh circumference
SARC-F questionnaire
sarcopenia
Online Access:http://actamedindones.org/index.php/ijim/article/view/976

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