Prevalence of Sarcopenia and Sarcopenic Obesity in Older Adults

Completed

• Conditions: Sarcopenic Obesity; Sarcopenia; Osteopenia, Osteoporosis

• Registration Number: NCT04122638
• Lead Sponsor: Goztepe Training and Research Hospital

Brief Summary

Syndromes such as sarcopenia, sarcopenic obesity and osteosarcopenic obesity are commonly seen in older adults. They result from the impairment of muscle, bone and adipose tissue. Thus, they lead to a decrease in quality of life and increase morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study is to report the prevalence of sarcopenia, sarcopenic obesity and osteosarcopenic obesity in community-dwelling outpatient older adults and to investigate the related factors.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2019-10-07
• Study First Submitted: 2019-10-07
• Study First Submitted QC: 2019-10-09
• Study First Posted: 2019-10-10
• Primary Completion: 2020-01-01
• Study Completion: 2020-01-01
• Status Verified: 2020-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2020-02-26
• Last Update Posted: 2020-02-28

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 572

Inclusion Criteria

• Being at the age of 65 or older
• Being able to complete 4-m walk test

Exclusion Criteria

• <24 points on Mini-Mental State Examination
• 12 points or higher on Geriatric Depression Scale

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Percentage of body fat	5 minutes	Using Bioimpedance analysis (BİA) technique with TANITA© TBF 300
Bone density	30 minutes	T score evaluation using Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA)
Handgrip Strength	10 minutes	Handgrip strength measured by Takei© Hand Dynamometer
Muscle mass	5 minutes	Using Bioimpedance analysis (BİA) technique with TANITA© TBF 300

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Activities of Daily Living	10 minutes	Activities of daily living assessed with Katz Index of Independence in Activities of Daily Living
Mini-Mental State Examination	10-15 minutes	Mini-Mental State Examination
Nutritional Status	10 minutes	Assessed with Mini-Nutritional Assessment (MNA)
Blood Sample Analysis	5 minutes	A blood sample analysis including parameters such as: wbc, hgb, htc, mcv ,plt, fasting blood sugar, urea, uric acid, creatin, AST, ALP, ALT, GGT, LDH, total colesterol, trigylicerid, LDL, HDL, NA, K, Mg, Ca, P, Albumin, protrombin time, CRP, B12, folate, iron, ferritin, PTH, vitamin-D, sedimentation, TSH, T4, insukin, HGBA1C, IHOMA-IR.
Comorbidities	5 minutes	Assessed with Charlson Comorbidity Index
Instrumental Activities of Daily Living	10 minutes	Instrumental activities of daily living assessed with Lawton -Brody Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Scale
Depression	10 minutes	Assessed with The Geriatric Depression Scale- Short Form
Gait speed	3 minutes	4-m usual walking speed test
Physical Activity	5-10 minutes	Using Rapid Assessment of Physical Activity (RAPA)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Goztepe Training and Research Hospital; 🇹🇷 Istanbul, Turkey