Prevalence of sarcopenia defined using the Asia Working Group for Sarcopenia criteria in Japanese community-dwelling older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Hyuma Makizako; Yuki Nakai; Kazutoshi Tomioka; Yoshiaki Taniguchi

doi:10.1298/ptr.R0005

Prevalence of sarcopenia defined using the Asia Working Group for Sarcopenia criteria in Japanese community-dwelling older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Phys Ther Res. 2019 Nov 29;22(2):53-57. doi: 10.1298/ptr.R0005. eCollection 2019.

Authors

Hyuma Makizako¹, Yuki Nakai^{1

2}, Kazutoshi Tomioka^{2

3}, Yoshiaki Taniguchi^{2

4}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Physical Therapy, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Kagoshima University.
² Graduate School of Health Sciences, Kagoshima University.
³ Department of Rehabilitation, Tarumizu Municipal Medical Center Tarumizu Chuo Hospital.
⁴ Department of Physical Therapy, Kagoshima Medical Professional College.

Abstract

The aim of this systematic review and meta-analyses was to calculate the pooled prevalence of sarcopenia based on the Asia Working Group for Sarcopenia (AWGS) criteria among Japanese community-dwelling older adults. Data from 8 studies were used to determine the prevalence of sarcopenia in the overall population and in men; data from 9 studies were used to determine that of women. The pooled prevalence rates of sarcopenia using random-effects models were 9.9% (95% confidence interval [CI], 6.2%-15.4%) overall; 9.8% (95% CI, 6.2%-15.2%) among men; and 10.1% (95% CI, 6.4%-15.5%) among women. These findings would be useful to inform community-based strategies and advanced research addressing sarcopenia prevention.

Keywords: aging; muscle mass; muscle strength; sarcopenia.

2019, JAPANESE PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION.

Publication types

Review