Abstract
Sarcopenia is highly prevalent in community dwelling older adults in many countries; however, the prevalence of sarcopenia in nursing home older residents is not well characterized. The aim of this study is to assess the prevalence of sarcopenia in nursing home older residents in Cairo. Cross sectional study was performed among 150 nursing homes residents in Cairo. The European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP) recommendation was used for diagnosing sarcopenia. The study showed that the prevalence of sarcopenia in nursing home older residents in Cairo was 17.3%; 22.6% in elderly men and 13.6% in elderly women. Age, underweight and lack of physical activity were found to be associated with sarcopenia among studied participants. The study concluded that sarcopenia is an emerging health problem in nursing home older residents in Cairo.
Highlights
Erratum to “Prevalence of Sarcopenia among Nursing Home Older Residents in Cairo, Egypt” [Advances in Aging Research 3 (2014) 118-123]
Participants, BMI ranged between 17.5 - 25 kg/m2. 56.7% of participants do regular physical activity. 42.0% of participants have hypertension, 31.3% have diabetes mellitus, 18.7% have ischemic heart disease (IHD), 13.3% have heart failure, 4.0% had previous history of stroke, 13.3% have osteoarthritis, 3.3% have chronic liver disease (CLD), and 56.0% have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
There were no significant associations between sarcopenia and presence of co-morbidities (p > 0.05) except for ischemic heart disease (IHD) which was significantly detected among residents with sarcopenia (p = 0.049) (Table 1)
Summary
Erratum to “Prevalence of Sarcopenia among Nursing Home Older Residents in Cairo, Egypt” [Advances in Aging Research 3 (2014) 118-123] The original online version of this article (Rahman, T.T.A., et al (2014) Prevalence of Sarcopenia among Nursing Home Older Residents in Cairo, Egypt. The aim of this study is to assess the prevalence of sarcopenia in nursing home older residents in Cairo.
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