The prevalence of sarcopenia risk and associated factors in patients aged 65-79 years living in a district of Izmir province of Turkey

Erkoyun E., Ucku R.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION, cilt.66, sa.1, ss.10-16, 2020 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 66 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2020
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5606/tftrd.2020.3231
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.10-16
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Elderly, hand strength, prevalence, sarcopenia, walking speed
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objectives: This study aims to investigate the prevalence of sarcopenia risk and associated factors in a community-dwelling elderly population in a district of Izmir province of Turkey.