Sarcopenia is associated with lower quality of life scores among community-dwelling older Filipinos: Findings from a cross-sectional study
One in four community-dwelling Filipino older adults met the sarcopenia criteria. Sarcopenia is associated with decreased QOL scores, particularly in the physical health and psychological health domains. Sarcopenia needs to be considered in the context of public health to come up with targeted nutrition and health interventions for improved QOL.
Authors
- Robby Carlo Tan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6726-388X)
- Marco Mensink (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9725-5709)
- Michael E. Serafico (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9080-9238)
- C.P.G.M. de Groot (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2778-2789)
- Kyler Kenn Castilla
Institutions
- Nutrition Center of the Philippines (PH)
- Department of Science and Technology (PH)
- Wageningen University & Research (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journal of Frailty & Aging
- Published
- 2025-05-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tjfa.2025.100044
- Primary Topic
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Department of Science and Technology, Philippines
- Philippine Council for Health Research and Development