Sarcopenia, a newly recognized geriatric syndrome, is characterized by age-related decline
of skeletal muscle plus low muscle strength and/or physical performance. Previous studies …

Background: An increasing body of evidence suggests that health behaviors may protect
against cognitive impairment and dementia. The purpose of this study was to summarize the …

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic has casted a huge impact on global
public health and the economy. In this challenging situation, older people are vulnerable to …

Clinical and research interest in sarcopenia has burgeoned internationally, Asia included.
The Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia (AWGS) 2014 consensus defined sarcopenia as …

OBJECTIVE To examine the extent to which older people's self assessments of general
health, physical health, and mental health predict functional decline and mortality. DESIGN …

Background. Sarcopenia is an important factor of functional impairment related to aging.
This study is conducted to investigate the prevalence of sarcopenia and sarcopenic obesity …

Objective: this study examined the association of physical activity with sarcopenia and
sarcopenic obesity among the community-dwelling Korean elderly. Methods: subjects …

Self-rated health and physical functioning are recognized as important indicators of health in
older persons. Rarely, however, there have been studies done which examine cross-cultural …

Background We examined the longitudinal association between participation in individual or
combinations of physical, social, and religious activity and risk of depression in the elderly …

Background The purpose of this study was to explore the optimal cut-off point of calf
circumference (CC) as a simple proxy marker of appendicular skeletal muscle mass (ASM) …