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Sarcopenia is associated with 1.60 to 5.80 greater odds of activities of daily living (ADL) disability.
Practitioners should consider sarcopenia as a significant risk factor for ADL disability in older adults.
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Sarcopenia was associated with 1.60 (1.42-1.80) to 5.80 (4.89-6.88) greater odds of ADL disability.
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Based on the large sample size and cross-sectional design.
Source
Sarcopenia Definition and Outcomes Consortium 2020 Definition: Association and Discriminatory Accuracy of Sarcopenia With Disability in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging
Alexandra Mayhew et al. · The Journals of Gerontology Series A · 2023
DOI 10.1093/gerona/glad131
cross-sectional · n=27924Cited 7×
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