Increased life expectancy is posing unprecedented challenges to healthcare systems
worldwide. These include a sharp increase in the prevalence of chronic kidney disease …

The term sarcopenia was first introduced in 1988 by Irwin Rosenberg to define a condition of
muscle loss that occurs in the elderly. Since then, a broader definition comprising not only …

The prevalence of obesity in combination with sarcopenia (the age-related loss of muscle
mass and strength or physical function) is increasing in adults aged 65 years and older. A …

Background Sarcopenia, a degenerative and generalized skeletal muscle disorder involving
the loss of muscle function and mass, is an under‐recognized problem in clinical practice …

Background The statement that 'if exercise were a pill it would be one of the most widely
prescribed and cost-effective drugs ever invented'has been used many times, with many …

Background & aims Sarcopenia is a risk factor for adverse outcomes in older adults, but this
has yet to be confirmed in chronic kidney disease (CKD). We conducted a systematic review …

Sarcopenia, a condition characterized by loss of skeletal muscle mass and function, has
important clinical ramifications. We aimed to map the existing literature about prevalence …

Background Previous cohort studies investigating the association between sarcopenic
obesity (SO) and all-cause mortality among adult people have been inconsistent. We …

Sarcopenia or muscle wasting is a progressive and generalized skeletal muscle disorder
involving the accelerated loss of muscle mass and function, often associated with muscle …

Sarcopenic obesity (SO) is characterized by the combination of sarcopenia and obesity. This
study evaluates the gender-specific prevalence of SO and examines the identified gender …