Prevalence of sarcopenia in community-dwelling older adults using the updated EWGSOP2 definition according to kidney function and albuminuria

Abstract Background Loss of muscle mass and function may be more pronounced in older adults with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and with albuminuria. Thus, we investigated the prevalence of sarcopenia among community-dwelling older adults according to kidney function and grade of albuminuria. We also...

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Main Authors: Rafael Moreno-Gonzalez, Xavier Corbella, Francesco Mattace-Raso, Lisanne Tap, Cornel Sieber, Ellen Freiberger, Tomasz Kostka, Agnieszka Guligowska, Itshak Melzer, Yehudit Melzer, Axel C. Carlsson, Johan Ärnlöv, Regina Roller-Wirnsberger, Gerhard Wirnsberger, Pedro Gil, Sara Lainez Martinez, Paolo Fabbietti, Andrea Corsonello, Fabrizia Lattanzio, Francesc Formiga, on behalf of SCOPE investigators
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-10-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12877-020-01700-x