Anthropometric indicators as a screening tool for sarcopenia in older adults from Florianópolis, Santa Catarina: EpiFloripa Ageing study

ABSTRACT Objective This cross-sectional population-based study aimed to determine the cutoff points of anthropometric indicators to screen for sarcopenia and the association between sarcopenia and these indicators. Methods The sample consisted of 601 older adults. Sarcopenia was detected by append...

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Main Authors: Susana Cararo CONFORTIN, Vandrize MENEGHINI, Lariane Mortean ONO, Ione Jayce Ceola SCHNEIDER, Aline Rodrigues BARBOSA, Eleonora D’ORSI
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas
Series:Revista de Nutrição
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-52732017000300287&lng=en&tlng=en