RT journal article
T1 Sarcopenia, Diet, Physical Activity and Obesity in European Middle-Aged and Older Adults: The LifeAge Study
A1 Marcos-Pardo, Pablo Jorge
A1 González-Gálvez, Noelia
A1 López-Vivancos, Abraham
A1 Espeso-García, Alejandro
A1 Martínez-Aranda, Luis Manuel
A1 Gea-García, Gemma María
A1 Orquín-Castrillón, Francisco Javier
A1 Carbonell Baeza, Ana
A1 Jiménez-García, José Daniel
A1 Velázquez Díaz, Daniel
A1 Cadenas-Sanchez, Crisitina
A1 Isidori, Emanuele
A1 Fossati, Chiara
A1 Pigozzi, Fabio
A1 Rum, Lorenzo
A1 Norton, Catherine
A1 Tierney, Audrey
A1 Äbelkalns, Ilvis
A1 Klempere-Sipjagina, Agita
A1 Porozovs, Juris
A1 Hannola, Heikki
A1 Niemisalo, Niko
A1 Hokka, Leo
A1 Jiménez Pavón, David
A1 Vaquero-Cristóbal, Raquel
A2 Didáctica de la Educación FísicaPlástica y Musical
K1 dietary habits
K1 muscle mass
K1 older people
K1 physical condition
K1 sarcopenia
AB The revised European consensus defined sarcopenia as a progressive and generalized skeletal muscle disorder that is associated with an increased likelihood of adverse outcomes including falls, fractures, physical disability and mortality. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of sarcopenia and analyse the influence of diet, physical activity (PA) and obesity index as risk factors of each criteria of sarcopenia. A total of 629 European middle-aged and older adults were enrolled in this cross-sectional study. Anthropometrics were assessed. Self-reported PA and adherence to the Mediterranean diet were evaluated with the Global Physical Activity Questionnaire (GPAQ) and Prevention with Mediterranean Diet questionnaire (PREDIMED), respectively. The functional assessment included handgrip strength, lower body muscle strength, gait speed and agility/dynamic balance. Of the participants, 4.84% to 7.33% showed probable sarcopenia. Sarcopenia was confirmed in 1.16% to 2.93% of participants. Severe sarcopenia was shown by 0.86% to 1.49% of participants. Male; age group <= 65 years; lower body mass index (BMI); high levels of vigorous PA; and the consumption of more than one portion per day of red meat, hamburgers, sausages or cold cuts and/or preferential consumption of rabbit, chicken or turkey instead of beef, pork, hamburgers or sausages (OR = 0.126-0.454; all p < 0.013) resulted as protective factors, and more time of sedentary time (OR = 1.608-2.368; p = 0.032-0.041) resulted as a risk factor for some criteria of sarcopenia. In conclusion, age, diet, PA, and obesity can affect the risk of having low muscle strength, low muscle mass or low functional performance, factors connected with sarcopenia.
PB MDPI
SN 2072-6643
YR 2021
FD 2021-01
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/24552
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/24552
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 12-nov-2026