Prevalence of sarcopenia and associated factors among Thai population

• Main Authors: Chatlert Pongchaiyakul, Panita Limpawattana, Praew Kotruchin, Rajata Rajatanavin
• Other Authors: Khon Kaen University
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Medicine
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/31318
• Institution: Mahidol University

The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of sarcopenia using the skeletal muscle index (SMI) criteria in the Thai population. The secondary objective was to demonstrate factors influencing low SMI in this population. Femoral neck bone mass density (BMD) was measured by dual-energy X...