Defining and diagnosing sarcopenia: Is the glass now half full?

Low muscle mass and function exert a substantial negative impact on quality of life, health and ultimately survival, but their definition, identification and combination to define sarcopenia have suffered from lack of universal consensus. Methodological issues have also contributed to incomplete agreement, as different approaches, techniques and potential surrogate measures inevitably lead to partly different conclusions. As a consequence: 1) awareness of sarcopenia and implementation of diagnostic procedures in clinical practice have been limited; 2) patient identification and evaluation of therapeutic strategies is largely incomplete.

Source: Metabolism - Clinical and Experimental - April 6, 2023 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Rocco Barazzoni, Tommy Cederholm, Michela Zanetti, Gianluca Gortan Cappellari Tags: Review Source Type: research