Low Hemoglobin Levels are Associated with Sarcopenia, Dysphagia, and Adverse Rehabilitation Outcomes After Stroke

Anemia and sarcopenia are common concern in geriatric care. There is extensive evidence of an association between adverse health outcomes and anemia.1 –3 Anemia has been associated with poor physical performance and disability, frailty, deterioration in quality of life, and increase in mortality rate in community-dwelling older adults.1,4–6 Concurrently, sarcopenia is common in older adults and is associated with relatively poor outcomes. Appr oximately 10% of community-dwelling older adults are affected by sarcopenia, which is associated with increased risk of falls and fractures, physical dependency, malnutrition, and premature death.

Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - October 23, 2020 Category: Neurology Authors: Yoshihiro Yoshimura, Hidetaka Wakabayashi, Fumihiko Nagano, Takahiro Bise, Sayuri Shimazu, Ai Shiraishi Source Type: research