Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) represents a major health burden for the elderly
population, affecting approximately 25% of people over the age of 65 years. This percentage …

Sarcopenia (loss of muscle mass and muscle function) is a strong predictor of frailty,
disability and mortality in older persons and may also occur in obese subjects. The …

Diabetes mellitus (DM) frequency is a growing problem worldwide, because of long life
expectancy and life style modifications. In old age (≥ 60–65 years old), DM is becoming an …

Aim In the present study, we aimed to update the data of frailty status in the European
community‐dwelling population of older adults, based on the latest data released (wave 6) …

Several large cohort studies have disclosed the trajectories of sex steroids changes
overtime in men and their clinical significance. In men the slow, physiological decline of …

There is as yet no widely-accepted definition of pre-frailty. We aimed to identify and examine
definitions of pre-frailty in the literature to characterise important features and factors …

OBJECTIVES: Sarcopenia is a common treatable geriatric condition. The aim of this study
was to estimate the prevalence of sarcopenia and its associated factors in community …

Objective To identify and examine definitions of frailty using qualitative thematic analysis.
Design A qualitative meta-aggregative systematic review. Data sources The database …

Background Sarcopenia plays a central role in the development of frailty syndrome. Nutrition
and exercise are cornerstone strategies to mitigate the transition to frailty; however, there is …

Background Previous studies have shown that osteoarthritis (OA) and sarcopenia (SP) are
closely related to each other, but the causal relationships between them have not been …