RT Journal Article
T1 Prevalence and clinical conditions related to sarcopaenia among older persons living in the community.
A1 Blanco-Reina, Encarnación
A1 Ocaña-Riola, Ricardo
A1 Ariza-Zafra, Gabriel
A1 García-Merino, Maria Rosa
A1 Aguilar-Cano, Lorena
A1 Valdellós, Jenifer
A1 Torres-Blanco, Claudia
A1 Bellido-Estévez, Inmaculada
K1 Ancianos - Condición física
K1 Psicopatología
K1 Atención primaria
K1 Gerontología
AB Background: In health care and in society at large, sarcopaenia is a disorder of major importance that can lead to disability and other negative health-related events. Our study aim is to determine the prevalence of sarcopaenia among older people attended in primary care and to analyse the factors associated with this age-related clinical condition; (2) Methods: A multicentre cross-sectional study was conducted of 333 community-dwelling Spanish adults aged 65 years or more. Sociodemographic, clinical, functional, anthropometric, and pharmacological data were collected. Sarcopaenia was defined following European Working Group on Sarcopaenia in Older People (EWGSOP) criteria; (3) Results: Sarcopaenia was present in 20.4% of the study sample, and to a severe degree in 6%. The intensity of the association between sarcopaenia and frailty was weak-moderate (Cramer V = 0.45). According to the multinomial logistic regression model performed, sarcopaenia was positively associated with age and with the presence of psychopathology (OR = 2.72; 95% CI = 1.30–5.70) and was inversely correlated with body mass index (OR = 0.73, 95% CI = 0.67–0.80; (4) Conclusions: Sarcopaenia commonly affects community-dwelling older persons and may be associated with age, body mass index, and psychopathology. The latter factor may be modifiable or treatable and is therefore a possible target for intervention.
PB MDPI
YR 2022
FD 2022-07-01
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/36674
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/36674
LA eng
NO Blanco-Reina E, Ocaña-Riola R, Ariza-Zafra G, García-Merino MR, Aguilar-Cano L, Valdellós J, Torres-Blanco C, Bellido-Estévez I. Prevalence and Clinical Conditions Related to Sarcopaenia among Older Persons Living in the Community. J Clin Med. 2022 Jul 1;11(13):3814. doi: 10.3390/jcm11133814
NO This research was funded by the Fundación Pública Andaluza Progreso y Salud, Con-sejería de Salud, Junta de Andalucía, through the Programme Proyectos de Investigación Biomé-dica (Grant number PI 0234/14). The APC was funded by the University of Málaga. The funders had no role in the design of the study; in the collection, analyses, or interpretation of data; in the writing of the manuscript; or in the decision to publish the results.
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 4 mar 2026