Sex Differences of Sarcopenia in an Elderly Asian Population: The Prevalence and Risk Factors

Jongseok Hwang and Soonjee Park ()
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Jongseok Hwang: Institute of Human Ecology, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 38541, Korea
Soonjee Park: Department of Clothing and Fashion, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 38541, Korea

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 19, 1-11

Abstract: The loss of muscle mass is widespread in age-related health phenomena in the elderly population. This study examined the prevalence of sarcopenia in a community-dwelling elderly population according to gender. The study also identified gender-specific risk factors in older people aged 75–84 years old. One thousand two hundred and ninety-three participants aged between 75 and 84 years from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys in Korea were investigated. The prevalence of sarcopenia in males and females in the weighted-value sample was 41.2% (95%CI: 35.8–46.8) and 37.2% (32.7–41.9), respectively. Gender-specific clinical risk factors in males were height, weight, body mass index, waist circumference, skeletal muscle mass index, fasting glucose, and triglyceride levels. Height, weight, body mass index, waist circumference, skeletal muscle mass index, and total cholesterols were clinical risk factors for females. These outcomes would be crucial to primary care clinicians and health care professionals when patients require a referral for early detection and treatment. Health care professionals and clinicians can quickly identify potential sarcopenic patients by acknowledging the gender-specific prevalence and risk factors.

Keywords: sarcopenia; prevalence; risk factors; prevalence; odd ratio; the elderly (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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