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.
Landi, F., Liperoti, R., Fusco, D., Mastropaolo, S., Quattrociocchi, D., Proia, A. S., Tosato, M., Bernabei, R., Onder, G., Sarcopenia and mortality among older nursing home residents, <<JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION>>, 2012; 13 (2): 121-126. [doi:10.1016/j.jamda.2011.07.004] [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/27415]
Sarcopenia and mortality among older nursing home residents
Landi, Francesco;Liperoti, Rosa;Fusco, Domenico;Mastropaolo, Simona;Quattrociocchi, Davide;Proia, Anna Silvia;Tosato, Matteo;Bernabei, Roberto;Onder, Graziano
2012
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.
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