Accuracy of the Timed Up and Go test for predicting sarcopenia in elderly hospitalized patients
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Accuracy of the Timed Up and Go test for predicting sarcopenia in elderly hospitalized patients
OBJECTIVES The ability of the Timed Up and Go test to predict sarcopenia has not been evaluated previously. The objective of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of the Timed Up and Go test for predicting sarcopenia in elderly hospitalized patients. METHODS This cross-sectional study analyzed 68 elderly patients (≥60 years of age) in a private hospital in the city of Salvador-BA, Brazil, b...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinics
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1807-5932
DOI: 10.6061/clinics/2015(05)11