Using nutritional assessment to predict gender-specific risks of sarcopenia among the elderly receiving health check-up in Taipei
Ya-Hui HUANG
Yi-Fen LIN
Mei-Ju CHEN
摘要：Quality of life for the elderly in an ageing society is receiving more attention than ever.After age 40,muscle mass loses at the rate of 3％ to 8％ every 10 years.[1] Moreover,the decline intensifies after 60 years old.Although many people do not experience changes in total body weight,their muscle mass is slowly replaced by body fat.Decreased muscle mass means lower muscle strength,which affects physical functioning.As a result,daily activities become constrained,risks of fall and bone fracture elevated,self-care ability and quality of life deteriorated,health expenditure increased,and even death ensued.[1-3] Therefore,early identification of high risk sarcopenic patients and halting or slowing down muscle loss are urgent health issues in old age.
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论文发表日期：2016-07-01
在线出版日期：2025-08-15（本平台首次上网日期，不代表文献的发表时间）
页数：6( 261-266 )
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