Sarcopenia Screened With SARC-F Questionnaire Is Associated With Quality of Life and 4-Year Mortality
Sarcopenia Screened With SARC-F Questionnaire Is Associated With Quality of Life and 4-Year Mortality
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DOI:
10.1016/j.jamda.2016.07.029
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发表时间:
2016-12-01
影响因子:
7.6
通讯作者:
Yang, Rong-Sen
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作者:
Wu, Tai-Yin;Liaw, Chen-Kun;Yang, Rong-Sen
Objectives: There is no gold standard in diagnosing sarcopenia. We aimed to assess the validity of screening sarcopenia using SARC-F (sluggishness, assistance in walking, rise from a chair, climb stairs, falls).Design: Prospective cohort study.Setting: Community hospital in Taiwan.Participants: Community-dwelling senior citizens.Measurements: Participants were interviewed with a structured questionnaire annually. The questionnaire items were recoded into the 5 items of SARC-F (sluggishness, assistance in walking, rise from a chair, climb stairs, falls). In the baseline year, a subgroup was tested for grip strength and body composition. Healthcare utilization and mortality were based on self-report and hospital records. Our main outcome was 4-year mortality. Secondary outcomes included hospitalization, emergency care use, and quality of life (QOL) measured using the CASP-12 scale (control, autonomy, self-realization, pleasure (control, autonomy, self-realization, pressure).Results: There were 670 participants. The mean age was 76.1 (standard deviation 6.36). One-half were men (n = 340, 50.7%). The prevalence of sarcopenia was 6.1% (n = 41). SARC-F scores were inversely associated with grip strength (P = .001) and skeletal muscle composition (P = .045). Participants with sarcopenia were mostly women (P = .005) and older (P < .001). In univariate analysis, sarcopenia was associated with 1- to 4-year mortalities (P = .033,.001,.001,