Prevalence and risk factor of sarcopenia among Thai community-dwelling elderly
Keywords:
community-dwelling, elderly, prevalence, sarcopenia, The Asian Working Group for SarcopeniaAbstract
Background: Sarcopenia is defined as loss of muscle mass, muscle strength and/or performance with age-related. However, the prevalence of sarcopenia showed vary depending on population and definition used.
Objective: This study aimed to determine the prevalence of sarcopenia in Thai community-dwelling elderly according to the diagnostic criteria of AWGS2019.
Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in elderly aged ≥ 60 years living in four communities at Nakhon Pathom province. Participants were screened by the SARC-F questionnaire, muscle strength by dynamometer, walking performances by the 6-meter gait speed, and muscle mass by bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA). The chi-square test was used for data analysis.
Results: 160 community-dwelling elderly participated with mean age 68.9 ± 6.1 years and 75% female. The overall prevalence rate of sarcopenia was 63% (101/160). There were 29.4% (47/160) was defined as possible sarcopenia while 23.1% (37/160) was sarcopenia and 10.6% (17/160) severe sarcopenia. The results demonstrated that BMI and educational level were significantly associated with sarcopenia (p<0.05), while age, gender, and community living show no significant association with sarcopenia.
Conclusion: High prevalence rate of sarcopenia in community-dwelling elderly. Low BMI and lower education levels are associated with an increased risk of sarcopenia. Therefore, early identify this condition can be beneficial for prevention adverse outcomes related sarcopenia.
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