Low skeletal muscle mass index is associated with function and nutritional status in residents in a Turkish nursing home

Tufan A., Bahat G., Özkaya H., Tascioglu D., Tufan F., Saka B., ...Daha Fazla

AGING MALE, cilt.19, sa.3, ss.182-186, 2016 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 19 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2016
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/13685538.2016.1188069
  • Dergi Adı: AGING MALE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.182-186
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: EWGSOP, low skeletal muscle mass, male, nursing home, nutritional status, OLDER PERSONS, RISK-FACTORS, SARCOPENIA, PREVALENCE, IMPAIRMENT, ADULTS, HEALTH
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Introduction: To determine the prevalence of low muscle mass (LMM) and the relationship between LMM with functional and nutritional status as defined using the LMM evaluation method of European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP) criteria among male residents in a nursing home.