Prevalence of Sarcopenia among Nursing Home Older Residents in Cairo, Egypt
Prevalence of Sarcopenia among Nursing Home Older Residents in Cairo, Egypt作者机构：Geriatrics Medicine Department Faculty of Medicine Ain Shams University Cairo Egypt
出 版 物：《Advances in Aging Research》 (老年问题研究（英文）)
年 卷 期：2014年第3卷第2期
页 面：118-123页
学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 100201[医学-内科学(含：心血管病、血液病、呼吸系病、消化系病、内分泌与代谢病、肾病、风湿病、传染病)] 10[医学]
主 题：Nursing Homes Prevalence Sarcopenia
摘 要：Sarcopenia is highly prevalent in community dwelling older adults in many countries;however, the prevalence of sarcopenia in nursing home older residents is not well characterized. The aim of this study is to assess the prevalence of sarcopenia in nursing home older residents in Cairo. Cross sectional study was performed among 357 nursing home residents in Cairo. The European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP) recommendation was used for diagnosing sarcopenia. The study showed that the prevalence of sarcopenia in nursing home older residents in Cairo was 17.7%, 22.2% in elderly men and 14.4% in elderly women. Age, underweight and lack of physical activity were found to be associated with sarcopenia among studied participants. The study concluded that sarcopenia is an emerging health problem in nursing home older residents in Cairo.
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