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A Hospital-Based Prospective Cohort Study of Aged People to Elucidate the Predictive Factors for Chronic Disease and Mortality:

Physical medicine and Rehabilitation
Author
Kyoung Min Kim et al.
Used Parameters : SMM, BFM

Publication Year : 2017

Country : Korea

Journal : Annals of Geriatric Medicine and Research

BACKGROUND The world over, the multimorbidity associated with aging is proving to be a great socio-economic burden. The loss of muscle mass and increased adiposity are typical of aging, but the number of longitudinal studies focusing on sarcopenia or sarcopenic obesity is currently limited. We launched a hospital-based, prospective cohort study of aged people (HAPPY cohort) to identify the impact of sarcopenia or sarcopenic obesity on the occurrence of chronic diseases including diabetes, or its vascular complications …
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