"Sarcopenia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Progressive decline in muscle mass due to aging which results in decreased functional capacity of muscles.
| Descriptor ID |
D055948
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.597.613.612.500 C23.300.070.500.500 C23.888.592.608.612.500
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Sarcopenia" by people in Profiles.
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Osteoporosis, Rather Than Sarcopenia, Is the Predominant Musculoskeletal Disease in a Rural South African Community Where Human Immunodeficiency Virus Prevalence Is High: A Cross-Sectional Study. J Bone Miner Res. 2022 02; 37(2):244-255.
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Myosteatosis, the More Significant Predictor of Outcome: An Analysis of the Impact of Myosteatosis, Sarcopenia, and Sarcopenic Obesity on Liver Transplant Outcomes in Johannesburg, South Africa. Exp Clin Transplant. 2021 09; 19(9):948-955.
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Understanding factors associated with sarcopenic obesity in older African women from a low-income setting: a cross-sectional analysis. BMC Geriatr. 2021 04 14; 21(1):247.
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Ethnic-specific cut-points for sarcopenia: evidence from black South African women. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2015 Jul; 69(7):843-9.