Prevalence of Weakness and its Relationship with Limitations Based on the Foundations for the National Institutes for Health Project: Data from the Health and Retirement Study

Citation

Batsis, John A.; Germain, Cassandra M.; Vasquez, Elizabeth; & Bartels, Stephen J. (2016). Prevalence of Weakness and its Relationship with Limitations Based on the Foundations for the National Institutes for Health Project: Data from the Health and Retirement Study. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 70(10), 1168-1173. PMCID: PMC5052111

Abstract

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: The objectives of this study were to determine the prevalence of muscle weakness using the two 2014 Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH) Sarcopenia Project criteria and its relationship with physical limitations, basic activities of daily living (ADL) and instrumental ADL.
SUBJECTS/METHODS: We performed a cross-sectional analysis of community-dwelling adults from the Health and Retirement Study 2006-2008 and identified a subsample of 5092 adults aged

URL

http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ejcn.2016.90

Reference Type

Journal Article

Year Published

2016

Journal Title

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Author(s)

Batsis, John A.
Germain, Cassandra M.
Vasquez, Elizabeth
Bartels, Stephen J.

Article Type

Regular

PMCID

PMC5052111

Data Set/Study

Health and Retirement Study (HRS)

Continent/Country

United States of America

State

Nonspecific

ORCiD

Batsis - 0000-0002-0845-4416