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Korean Nationwide Exploration of Sarcopenia Prevalence and Risk Factors in Late Middle-Aged Women.
- Source :
- Healthcare (2227-9032); Feb2024, Vol. 12 Issue 3, p362, 11p
- Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- This study examined specific clinical risk factors for age-related loss of skeletal muscle mass in late middle-aged women with sarcopenia. This Korean nationwide cross-sectional study analyzed data from 2814 community-dwelling women aged from 50 to 64 years old and screened them for sarcopenia. This study examined various risk factors such as age; height; weight; body mass index; waist circumference; skeletal muscle mass index; systolic and diastolic blood pressure; smoking and drinking habits; fasting glucose levels; triglyceride; and cholesterol levels. Complex sampling analysis was used for the data set. Prevalence of sarcopenia with a weighted prevalence of 13.43% (95% confidence interval: 2.15–15.78). The risk factors for sarcopenia were height, body mass index, waist circumference, skeletal muscle mass index, systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, triglyceride level, and total cholesterol level (p < 0.05). Weight, fasting glucose level, drinking status, and smoking status were not significant (p > 0.05). These results are expected to contribute to the existing literature on sarcopenia and identify potential risk factors associated with the development of sarcopenia in late middle-aged females. By acknowledging prevalence and recognized risk factors, healthcare professionals may augment their proficiency in recognizing and discerning potential instances of sarcopenia in female patients. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- STATURE
MUSCULAR atrophy
TRIGLYCERIDES
BLOOD pressure
CONFIDENCE intervals
BODY weight
MULTIPLE regression analysis
AGE distribution
SARCOPENIA
BLOOD sugar
RISK assessment
SURVEYS
T-test (Statistics)
INDEPENDENT living
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
CHI-squared test
WAIST circumference
ALCOHOL drinking
DISEASE prevalence
RESEARCH funding
ODDS ratio
BODY mass index
SMOKING
WOMEN'S health
CHOLESTEROL
MIDDLE age
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 22279032
- Volume :
- 12
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Healthcare (2227-9032)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 175371734
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12030362