Sarcopenia and mortality risk in frail older persons aged 80 years and older: results from ilSIRENTE study.

Landi, Francesco; J Cruz-Jentoft, Alfonso; Liperoti, Rosa; Russo, Andrea; Giovannini, Silvia; Tosato, Matteo; Capoluongo, Ettore; Bernabei, Roberto; Onder, Graziano

doi:10.1093/ageing/afs194

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Sarcopenia and mortality risk in frail older persons aged 80 years and older: results from ilSIRENTE study.

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Francesco Landi

Alfonso J Cruz-Jentoft

Rosa Liperoti

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: sarcopenia has been indicated as a reliable marker of frailty and poor prognosis among the oldest individuals. We evaluated the impact of sarcopenia on the risk of all-cause death in a population of frail older persons living in community. METHODS: we analysed data from the Agin...

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