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    Economic Impact of Hospitalizations in US Adults with Sarcopenia

    Sarcopenia is characterized by progressive loss of muscle mass with corresponding decline in strength and/or physical function. The economic burden of sarcopenia-associated disability is considerable in the US.

    S. Goates, K. Du, M. B. Arensberg, T. Gaillard… in The Journal of Frailty & Aging (2019)

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    International Clinical Practice Guidelines for Sarcopenia (ICFSR): Screening, Diagnosis and Management

    Sarcopenia, defined as an age-associated loss of skeletal muscle function and muscle mass, occurs in approximately 6 - 22 % of older adults. This paper presents evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for ...

    Elsa Dent, J. E. Morley, A. J. Cruz-Jentoft… in The journal of nutrition, health & aging (2018)

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    Nutritional Intervention in Sarcopenia: Report from the International Conference on Frailty and Sarcopenia Research Task Force

    Research suggests that poor nutrition is an underlying cause of sarcopenia and frailty, and that dietary interventions may prevent or treat age-related loss of muscle mass and strength. In February 2018, the I...

    Francesco Landi, C. Sieber, R. A. Fielding, Y. Rolland… in The Journal of Frailty & Aging (2018)

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    Factors associated with hypertension prevalence, awareness, treatment and control among participants in the International Mobility in Aging Study (IMIAS)

    The aim of this study is to assess the factors associated with hypertension prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control, in the elderly populations of the International Mobility in Aging Study (IMIAS). Appro...

    B Doulougou, F Gomez, B Alvarado, R O Guerra, A Ylli… in Journal of Human Hypertension (2016)

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    Circulating β-carotene levels and type 2 diabetes—cause or effect?

    Circulating β-carotene levels are inversely associated with risk of type 2 diabetes, but the causal direction of this association is not certain. In this study we used a Mendelian randomisation approach to pro...

    J. R. B. Perry, L. Ferrucci, S. Bandinelli, J. Guralnik, R. D. Semba… in Diabetologia (2009)

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    Markers of B-vitamin deficiency and frailty in older women

    Objective: To evaluate the association between markers of vitamins B12, B6 and folate deficiency and the geriatric syndrome of frailty.Design: Cross-sectional study of baseline measures from the ...

    A. M. Matteini, J. D. Walston, M. D. Fallin… in The Journal of Nutrition Health and Aging (2008)

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    The Prevalence and Impact of Self-reported Hip Fracture in Elderly Community-Dwelling Women: The Women's Health and Aging Study

    To estimate the prevalence and impact of self-reported hip fracture in elderly women an age-stratified random sample of 3841 community-dwelling women aged 65 years and above were interviewed to determine the ...

    M. C. Hochberg, J. Williamson, E. A. Skinner, J. Guralnik… in Osteoporosis International (1998)