[en] Objective: The aim of this study was to compare the prevalence of sarcopenia among frail nursing home residents, diagnosed according to 10 different operational definitions.
Methods: This is an analysis of data collected at baseline in the SENIOR (Sample of Elderly Nursing home
Individuals: an Observational Research) cohort. All subjects received a diagnosis of sarcopenia, based on the definition proposed by the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP). The frailty evaluation was based on 10 different operational definitions and the prevalence of sarcopenia was assessed for each of them.
Results: A total of 662 subjects from 28 nursing homes aged 83.2±8.99 years (73.1% of women) were included in this study. In this populat ion, prevalence of sarcopenia was 38.1% and prevalence of frailty varied from 1.70% (Frailty Index) to 76.3% (Groningen Frailty Indicator and Sega Grid), depending on the definition
ed. When regarding the prevalence of sarcopenia among frail subjects, it was ranged between 32.8% (i.e. Frail scale Status and Frailty Index) and 47% (i.e. Fried definition).
Figure 1. prevalence of sarcopenia according to 10 different operational definitions of frailtyConclusion: This study highlighted that, among frail nursing home residents, prevalence of sarcopenia varied from 32.8% to 47%, according to the operational definition of frailty used.
Disciplines :
Public health, health care sciences & services General & internal medicine
Author, co-author :
Buckinx, Fanny ; Université de Liège > Département des sciences de la santé publique > Santé publique, Epidémiologie et Economie de la santé
Reginster, Jean-Yves ; Université de Liège > Département des sciences de la santé publique > Santé publique, Epidémiologie et Economie de la santé
Beaudart, Charlotte ; Université de Liège > Département des sciences de la santé publique > Epidémiologie clinique
Brunois, Théo ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Master sc. santé publ., à finalité
Lenaerts, Céline ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Master sc. santé publ., à finalité
Croisier, Jean-Louis ; Université de Liège > Département des sciences de la motricité > Kinésithérapie générale et réadaptation
PETERMANS, Jean ; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Service de gériatrie
Bruyère, Olivier ; Université de Liège > Département des sciences de la santé publique > Santé publique, Epidémiologie et Economie de la santé
Language :
English
Title :
Prevalence of sarcopenia according to 10 different operational definitions of frailty.
Publication date :
March 2017
Event name :
World Congress on Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases
