Prevalence of sarcopenia in healthy community-dwelling elderly in an urban area of Barcelona (Spain)

• DOI: 10.1007/s12603-011-0108-3
• Publication Date: 2011-07-04T17:55:21Z
• Authors: Ferran Masanes Toran; A. Culla; M. Navarro-Gonzalez; M. Navarro-Lopez; E. Sacanella; B. Torres; A. Lopez-Soto
• Keywords: Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis; Elderly people

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prevalence sarcopenia in a cohort healthy community-dwelling elderly an urban area Barcelona (Spain) for native benchmarks and compare them with those published other geographical areas.