Sarcopenia in Asia: Consensus report of the Asian working group for sarcopenia

• Main Authors: Liang Kung Chen, Li Kuo Liu, Jean Woo, Prasert Assantachai, Tung Wai Auyeung, Kamaruzzaman Shahrul Bahyah, Ming Yueh Chou, Liang Yu Chen, Pi Shan Hsu, Orapitchaya Krairit, Jenny S.W. Lee, Wei Ju Lee, Yunhwan Lee, Chih Kuang Liang, Panita Limpawattana, Chu Sheng Lin, Li Ning Peng, Shosuke Satake, Takao Suzuki, Chang Won Won, Chih Hsing Wu, Si Nan Wu, Teimei Zhang, Ping Zeng, Masahiro Akishita, Hidenori Arai
• Other Authors: Veterans General Hospital-Taipei
• Format: Review
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Medicine; Nursing
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/34879
• Institution: Mahidol University

Sarcopenia, a newly recognized geriatric syndrome, is characterized by age-related decline of skeletal muscle plus low muscle strength and/or physical performance. Previous studies have confirmed the association of sarcopenia and adverse health outcomes, such as falls, disability, hospital admission...