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., ...More

AGING MALE, vol.19, no.3, pp.182-186, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 19 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.1080/13685538.2016.1188069
  • Journal Name: AGING MALE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.182-186
  • Keywords: EWGSOP, low skeletal muscle mass, male, nursing home, nutritional status, OLDER PERSONS, RISK-FACTORS, SARCOPENIA, PREVALENCE, IMPAIRMENT, ADULTS, HEALTH
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

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.