Sarcopenia: Definition, Epidemiology, and PathophysiologySarcopenia: Definition, Epidemiology, and Pathophysiology
- Other Titles
- Sarcopenia: Definition, Epidemiology, and Pathophysiology
- Authors
- 김태년; 최경묵
- Issue Date
- 2013
- Publisher
- 대한골대사학회
- Keywords
- Aging; Body composition; Muscle mass; Sarcopenia; Sarcopenic obesity
- Citation
- 대한골대사학회지, v.20, no.1, pp.1 - 10
- Indexed
- KCI
OTHER
- Journal Title
- 대한골대사학회지
- Volume
- 20
- Number
- 1
- Start Page
- 1
- End Page
- 10
- URI
- https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/105041
- DOI
- 10.11005/jbm.2013.20.1.1
- ISSN
- 2287-6375
- Abstract
- The epidemiological trends that characterize our generation are the aging of the popu-lation. Aging results in a progressive loss of muscle mass and strength called sarcopenia,which is Greek for ‘poverty of flesh’. Sarcopenia could lead to functional impairment,physical disability, and even mortality. Today, sarcopenia is a matter of immense public concern for aging prevention. Its prevalence continues to rise, probably as a result of in-creasing elderly populations all over the world. This paper addressed the definition and epidemiology of sarcopenia and its underlying pathophysiology. In addition, we sum-marized the abundant information available in the literature related to sarcopenia, to-gether with results from Korean sarcopenic obesity study (KSOS) that we performed.
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