Sarcopenia and mortality among older nursing home residents

Francesco Landi; Rosa Liperoti; Domenico Fusco; Simona Mastropaolo; Davide Quattrociocchi; Anna Silvia Proia; Matteo Tosato; Roberto Bernabei; Graziano Onder

doi:10.1016/j.jamda.2011.07.004

Sarcopenia and mortality among older nursing home residents

Francesco Landi, Rosa Liperoti, Domenico Fusco, Simona Mastropaolo, Davide Quattrociocchi, Anna Silvia Proia, Matteo Tosato, Roberto Bernabei, Graziano Onder

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Abstract

Sarcopenia has been indicated as a reliable marker of frailty and poor prognosis among the oldest individuals. At present, no data are available on sarcopenia in the nursing home population. The aim of the current study was to explore the relationship between sarcopenia and all-cause mortality in a population of elderly persons aged 70 years and older living in a nursing home in Italy.

Lingua originale	English
pagine (da-a)	121-126
Numero di pagine	6
Rivista	Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
Volume	13
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2011.07.004
Stato di pubblicazione	Pubblicato - 2012

Keywords

Activities of Daily Living
Age Factors
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Aging
Body Mass Index
Cause of Death
Cohort Studies
Comorbidity
Female
Frail Elderly
Homes for the Aged
Humans
Italy
Kaplan-Meier Estimate
Male
Muscle Strength
Nursing Homes
Physical Fitness
Risk Assessment
Sarcopenia
Severity of Illness Index
Sex Factors
Statistics, Nonparametric
Survival Rate

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