Development of a Simple and Practical Screening Tool for Detection of Sarcopenia in Older People: The Bushehr Elderly Health Program

Frontiers in Medicine

Saba Maleki Birjandi¹  Gita Shafiee¹  Ramin Heshmat¹  Bagher Larijani²  Afshin Ostovar³  Iraj Nabipour⁴ 

[1] Chronic Diseases Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Population Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran;Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinical Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran;Osteoporosis Research Center, Institute of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran;The Persian Gulf Marine Biotechnology Research Center, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran;

关键词: sarcopenia;    screening tool;    sensitivity;    accuracy;    iranian older population;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fmed.2021.655759

来源: Frontiers

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