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## Introduction: Sarcopenia poses a significant problem for older adults, yet very little is known about this medical condition in the hospital setting. the aims of this hospital-based study were to determine: (i) the prevalence of sarcopenia; (ii) factors associated with sarcopenia; and (iii) the association of sarcopenia with adverse clinical outcomes post-hospitalisation. ## Methods: This is a longitudinal analysis of consecutive patients aged ≥70 years admitted to a geriatric management and evaluation unit (gemu) ward. sarcopenia was classified using the european working group on sarcopenia in older people (ewgsop) algorithm, which included: handgrip strength, gait speed, and muscle mass using bioelectrical impedance analysis (bia). outcomes were assessed at 12-months post-hospital discharge, and included both mortality and admission to a hospital emergency department (ed). kaplan-meier methods were used to estimate survival, with cox proportion hazard models then applied. all regression analyses controlled for age, sex, and co-morbidity. ## Results: 172 patients (72% female) with a mean (sd) age of 85.2 (6.4) years were included. sarcopenia was present in 69 (40.1%) of patient

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Author

Mario Ulises Pérez-Zepeda; Aldo Sgaravatti; Elsa Dent

Publisher

Elsevier Science; Elsevier ; Elsevier BV (ISSN 0167-4943)

Published

2016

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)