Frailty or sarcopenia: which is a better indicator of mortality risk in older adults?
Sarcopenia using <36 kg for men and <23 kg for women as cut-off points seems to be better than the frailty phenotype for identifying the risk of mortality in older adults.
Authors
- Roberta de Oliveira Máximo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9757-9458)
- Andrew Steptoe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7808-4943)
- Aline Fernanda de Souza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9446-5201)
- César de Oliveira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4099-4762)
- Tiago da Silva Alexandre (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3791-9793)
- Paula Camila Ramírez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3534-794X)
- Dayane Capra de Oliveira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5825-4511)
- Maria Cláudia Bernardes Spexoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7681-1422)
- Mariane Marques Luiz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5563-6354)
- Maicon Luís Bicigo Delinocente (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8066-5480)
Institutions
- Universidad Industrial de Santander (CO)
- Universidade Federal de São Carlos (BR)
- Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados (BR)
- University College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health
- Published
- 2024-10-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/jech-2024-222678
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.65
Funders
- Government of the United Kingdom
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
- Economic and Social Research Council
- National Institute on Aging