Read the summary and the most important questions on Prevalenceofandinterventionsforsarcopeniain ageingadults:asystematicreview.Reportofthe InternationalSarcopeniaInitiative(EWGSOP andIWGS)

• 1 Introduction

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• What is the relevance of this article?

  Efficacy to treat of exercise and nutrition is not really known in people with sarcopenia.

• What is the current definition of clinical relevant, age-related sacropenia?

  'a syndrome characterised by progressive and generalised loss of skeletal muscle mass and strength with a risk of adverse outcomes such as physical disability, poor quality of life and death'

• How is sarcopenia diagnosed?

  Low muscle mass AND low muscle function

• 2 Methods

• 2.2 Eligibility criteria

• Which eligibility criteria were used?

  • Older than 50 years
  • Well-defined populations
  • Sarcopenia prevalence based on muscle mass and muscle function
  • Nut and Ex with outcome measures in muscle mass and muscle function
  • Observation is OK in prevalence group
  • RCTs for nut and EX

• 2.3 Data synthesis

• How was the methodological quality of articles reviewed?

  Using the PEDro scale (specifically developed to rate the quality of randomised, controlled trials evaluating physicaltherapistintervention)

• 3 Results

• 3.1 Estimates of prevalence

• In which living setting was sarcopenia most prevalent?

  In community-dwelling patients (83%)

• What was the prevalence of sarcopenia in community-dwelling elderly?

  about ~1-30%

• In which living setting is sarcopenia most prevalent based on this review?

  In long term care institutions

• 3.2 Exercise interventions

• What can said about the overall quality of the articles on Exercise?

  There were seven studies with a moderate score on the PEDro (4-6 on a 0-10)

• 3.2.1 Resistance training interventions

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• How long did the participants do resistance training ?

  3-18 MONTHS