Besides Sarcopenia, Pre-Sarcopenia Also Predicts All-Cause Mortality in Older Chileans

Response to the letter of Dr Kizilarslanoglu, "Sarcopenia based on the Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia criteria and all-cause mortality risk in older Japanese adults".

AIM The association between sarcopenia diagnosed according to the criteria of the Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia and increased mortality risk is currently unknown. The present study assessed the longitudinal relationship between sarcopenia and mortality risk in an elderly Japanese population. METHODS Participants were 720 community-dwelling Japanese individuals aged 65-79 years at baselin...

Sarcopenia in older adults.

PURPOSE OF REVIEW Sarcopenia, or the decline of skeletal muscle tissue with age, is one of the most important causes of functional decline and loss of independence in older adults. The purpose of this article is to review the current definitions of sarcopenia, its potential causes and clinical consequences, and the potential for intervention. RECENT FINDINGS Although no consensus diagnosis ha...

Sarcopenia Sarcopenia

Sarcopenia, the loss of muscle mass and function with age, is highly relevant to clinical practice as it has been associated with a wide range of ageing outcomes including disability and shorter survival times. As such it is now a major focus for research and drug discovery. There has been recent progress in the development of consensus definitions for the diagnosis of sarcopenia, taking the fo...

Depression Predicts All-Cause Mortality

OBJECTIVE Depression affects up to 20-25% of adults with type 2 diabetes and may increase all-cause mortality, but few well-designed studies have examined the effects of depression on the full range of cardiovascular disease outcomes in type 2 diabetes. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS A total of 2,053 participants in the ACCORD (Action to Control Cardiovascular Risk in Diabetes) Health-Related Qu...

Osteoporosis and Sarcopenia in Older Adults