Sarcopenia: an independent predictor of mortality in community-dwelling older Korean men.

Kim, Jung-Hee; Lim, Sung Soo; Choi, Sung Hee; Kim, Kyoung Min; Yoon, Ji Won; Kim, Ki Woong; Lim, Jae-Young; Park, Kyong Soo; Jang, Hak Chul

doi:10.1093/gerona/glu050

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Sarcopenia: an independent predictor of mortality in community-dwelling older Korean men.

Author(s): Jung-Hee Kim, Sung Lim, Sung Hee Choi, Kyoung Kim, Ji Won Yoon, Ki Woong Kim, Jae-Young Lim, Kyong Soo Park, Hak Chul Jang

Publication date: 2014-10-01

Journal: The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences

Keywords: Body composition, Epidemiology, Functional performance., Sarcopenia

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Abstract

The concept of sarcopenia has expanded recently to include muscle strength or physical performance. We investigated whether the Europe Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP) definition of sarcopenia predicts the risk of all-cause mortality in community-dwelling older adults.