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Sarcopenia, physical frailty, undernutrition and obesity cooccurrence among Portuguese community-dwelling older adults: results from Nutrition UP 65 cross-sectional study.
BMJ open - 15 Jun 2020
Sousa-Santos Ana Rita, Afonso Cláudia, Borges Nuno, Santos Alejandro, Padrão Patrícia, Moreira Pedro, F Amaral Teresa
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OBJECTIVES: To investigate the coexistence of sarcopenia, frailty, undernutrition and obesity and to identify the factors associated with the cooccurrence of these conditions in an older population. DESIGN: Cross-sectional. SETTING: Portugal. PARTICIPANTS: 1454 older adults with 65 years or older, from Nutrition UP 65 study. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY OUTCOME MEASURES: Sarcopenia was identified using the European...
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