Muscle function-dependent sarcopenia and cut-off values of possible predictors in community-dwelling Turkish elderly: calf circumference, midarm muscle circumference and walking speed

AKIN, SİBEL; MUCUK, SALİME; ÖZTÜRK, AHMET; MAZICIOĞLU, MUSTAFA; Gocer, ŞEMSİNNUR; Arguvanli, S.; Safak, E.

doi:10.1038/ejcn.2015.42

Muscle function-dependent sarcopenia and cut-off values of possible predictors in community-dwelling Turkish elderly: calf circumference, midarm muscle circumference and walking speed

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AKIN S., MUCUK S., ÖZTÜRK A., MAZICIOĞLU M. M., Gocer Ş., Arguvanli S., ...More

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION, vol.69, no.10, pp.1087-1090, 2015 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 69 Issue: 10
Publication Date: 2015
Doi Number: 10.1038/ejcn.2015.42
Journal Name: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.1087-1090
Yozgat Bozok University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of muscle strength-based sarcopenia and to determine possible predictors.