Skeletal muscle mass abnormalities are associated with survival rates of institutionalized elderly nursing home residents

BACKGROUND: Knowledge about the changes in skeletal muscle mass in nursing home residents is very limited. We hypothesized that such patients have different types of skeletal muscle mass abnormalities that may affect mortality rates. Therefore, the objective of this study was to evaluate the prevale...

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Published in:	The Journal of nutrition, health & aging Vol. 16; no. 5; pp. 432 - 436
Main Authors:	Kimyagarov, S, Klid, R, Fleissig, Y, Kopel, B, Arad, M, Adunsky, A
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Paris Springer-Verlag 01-05-2012 Springer Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:	Aged Aged, 80 and over Aging Atrophy Biological and medical sciences Body Composition Body fat Body Mass Index cachexia Cachexia - epidemiology Comorbidity Creatinine Disability elderly fat free mass Feeding. Feeding behavior Female females Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Geriatrics Geriatrics/Gerontology Humans Institutionalization Male males Medicine Medicine & Public Health Mortality Muscle, Skeletal - pathology Muscular Atrophy - epidemiology Muscular Atrophy - mortality Musculoskeletal system Neurosciences Nursing Homes Nutrition Older Adults Organ Size patients phenotype Prevalence Primary Care Medicine Quality of Life Research Retrospective Studies Sarcopenia Sarcopenia - epidemiology Sarcopenia - mortality Sex Factors skeletal muscle Survival Rate Vertebrates: anatomy and physiology, studies on body, several organs or systems Israel nursing home aging Skeletal muscle mass cachexia sarcopenia Human Long stay Rate Ageing Metabolic diseases Cachexia Striated muscle Survival Care Sarcopenia Association Resident (student) Resident Anomaly Homes for the aged Nursing home
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