Relationship between Sarcopenia and Mortality in Elderly Inpatients

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dc.contributor.authorTaşar, Pınar Tosun
dc.contributor.authorKaraşahin, Ömer
dc.contributor.authorBayraktar, Elif
dc.contributor.authorŞahin, Sevnaz
dc.contributor.authorBinici, Doğan Nasır
dc.contributor.authorTimur, Özge
dc.date.accessioned2023-01-12T20:32:29Z
dc.date.available2023-01-12T20:32:29Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.departmentN/A/Departmenten_US
dc.description.abstractObjective: Sarcopenia, a geriatric syndrome, is an indicator of poor prognosis in elderly inpatients. In thisstudy, we aimed to determine the effect of sarcopenia on mortality in elderly patients.Materials and Methods: Mobile/immobile geriatric inpatients, treated in the internal medicine ward betweenFebruary and November 2018, were included in the study between Days 2 and 7 of hospitalization. The patients’ fat-free mass (FFM) was measured by bioimpedance. The FFM index (FFMI) (kg/m2) was determinedby dividing fat-free mass by body surface area (FFM/BSA). Sarcopenia was defined as a FFMI value at leasttwo standard deviations below the gender-specific mean of normal young adults.Results: The study included 200 geriatric inpatients; 96 (48.0%) were men, and the mean age was 74.49±6.32years. Sarcopenia was detected in 28 (14%) of the patients. Diabetes mellitus was associated with a significantly lower sarcopenia prevalence (p=0.006). The risk of sarcopenia was 9.046 times higher in malnourished patients. The sarcopenia group had more deaths (p=0.012).Conclusion: Sarcopenia in geriatric inpatients increased the length of hospital stay and mortality. Our findings may guide future studies examining the relationship between sarcopenia and mortality among elderlyinpatients in other hospitals.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.5152/eurasianjmed.2020.19214
dc.identifier.endpage33en_US
dc.identifier.issn1308-8734
dc.identifier.issn1308-8742
dc.identifier.issue1en_US
dc.identifier.startpage29en_US
dc.identifier.trdizinid347762en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.5152/eurasianjmed.2020.19214
dc.identifier.urihttps://search.trdizin.gov.tr/yayin/detay/347762
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11454/81144
dc.identifier.volume52en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakTR-Dizinen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.relation.ispartofEurasian Journal of Medicineen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Ulusal Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.titleRelationship between Sarcopenia and Mortality in Elderly Inpatientsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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