Sarcoscore: A Novel Approach for Assessing Sarcopenia and Functional Disability in Older Adults

Sarcoscore: A Novel Approach for Assessing Sarcopenia and Functional Disability in Older Adults

Sarcopenia is associated with instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) and basic activities of daily living (BADL) disabilities. We developed an index for assessing sarcopenia degree (sarcoscore) and compared it to the Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia (AWGS) criteria. Principal component ana...

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Main Authors: Yosuke Osuka, Hunkyung Kim, Hisashi Kawai, Yu Taniguchi, Yuri Yokoyama, Satoshi Seino, Shuichi Obuchi, Akihiko Kitamura, Shoji Shinkai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-03-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
functional disability
sarcoscore
instrumental activities of daily living
basic activities of daily living
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/9/3/692

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