Abstract
Objectives
The European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People 2 (EWGSOP2) recently defined
the new concept of probable sarcopenia to help improve screening and prevent future
sarcopenia. We investigated the prevalence of probable sarcopenia, defined as weak
grip strength, in community-dwelling older Colombian adults, and examined the long-term
associated conditions.
Design
Cross-sectional study.
Setting
Urban and rural Colombian older adults from the “Estudio Nacional de Salud, Bienestar
y Envejecimiento (SABE) study”.
Participants
5237 Colombian older adults aged ≥60 years.
Measurements
Probable sarcopenia was assessed following the cut-off points for weak grip strength
recommended by EWGSOP2 guidelines. Odds ratios (ORs) of the relationship between long-term
conditions and probable sarcopenia were determined using logistic regression.
Results
The prevalence of probable sarcopenia defined as weak grip strength was 46.5% [95%
confidence interval (CI), 45.1-47.8]. Physical inactivity “proxy” (OR 1.35, 95% CI
1.14-1.59); diabetes (OR 1.32, 95% CI 1.11-1.56); and arthritis, osteoarthritis, and
rheumatism (OR 1.44, 95% CI 1.25-1.67) were independently associated with probable
sarcopenia.
Conclusions and Implications
We found that almost half of all the Colombian older adults in our sample had probable
sarcopenia. Individuals with physical inactivity, diabetes, arthritis, or osteoarthritis
and rheumatism had a higher prevalence of probable sarcopenia. Probable sarcopenia
is clinically highly relevant, and several of the factors associated with this condition
are potentially preventable, treatable, and reversible.
Keywords
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Publication history
Published online: November 13, 2020
Footnotes
This study is part of a larger project that has been funded by a Colciencias y Ministerio de Salud y la Protección Social de Colombia (The SABE Study ID 2013, no. 764). Robinson Ramírez-Vélez received a training grant (ID420) as a postdoctoral research fellow with the Universidad Pública de Navarra (UPNA), Spain. Mikel Izquierdo was supported by a research grant (PI17/01814) of the Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Competitividad (ISCIII, FEDER), Spain.
The authors declare no conflict of interest.
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