Sarcopenia Is Associated With Incident Disability, Institutionalization, and Mortality in Community-Dwelling Older Men: The Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project.

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Sarcopenia is associated with an increased risk of adverse outcomes. The aim of this study was to explore the relationship between severity of sarcopenia and incident activities of daily living (ADL) disability, institutionalization, and all-cause mortality among community-dwelling older men participating in the Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project (CHAMP).

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): J Am Med Dir Assoc

Title: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

ISSN (Electronic): 1538-9375

ISSN (Print): 1525-8610

Publication date (Electronic): Jul 1 2015

Volume: 16

Issue: 7

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[1 ] Centre for Education and Research on Ageing, Concord Hospital, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; The Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Electronic address: vasant.hirani@sydney.edu.au.

[2 ] Centre for Education and Research on Ageing, Concord Hospital, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

[3 ] ANZAC Research Institute and Charles Perkins Centre, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

[4 ] Bone Research Program, ANZAC Research Institute, and Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Concord Hospital, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

[5 ] Department of Andrology, Concord Hospital and ANZAC Research Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

[6 ] Centre for Education and Research on Ageing, Concord Hospital, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; The Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

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Publisher Item ID: S1525-8610(15)00151-6

DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2015.02.006

PubMed ID: 25820131

SO-VID: 22b928b0-2886-401d-967a-64d11baf880e

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Keywords: Sarcopenia,incident disability,institutionalization,mortality,older men,population study

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Sarcopenia Is Associated With Incident Disability, Institutionalization, and Mortality in Community-Dwelling Older Men: The Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project.

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