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Screening sarcopenia through SARC-F in postmenopausal women: a single-center study from South America
Objective: This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of postmenopausal women at high risk of sarcopenia and to compare their quality of life (QOL) with those at low risk using the SARC-F questionnaire. Methods: We performed a cross-sectional study of postmenopausal women who attended a menopause c...
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Published in: | Climacteric : the journal of the International Menopause Society 2019-11, Vol.22 (6), p.627-631 |
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Main Authors: | , , , |
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Summary: | Objective: This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of postmenopausal women at high risk of sarcopenia and to compare their quality of life (QOL) with those at low risk using the SARC-F questionnaire.
Methods: We performed a cross-sectional study of postmenopausal women who attended a menopause clinic in Colombia. The risk of sarcopenia was determined through the SARC-F questionnaire; a score ≥4 was considered high risk. The Menopause Rating Scale, the International Physical Activity Questionnaire, and the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) tool were applied.
Results: A total of 112 postmenopausal women with an average age of 68.4 ± 8.5 years were included. The prevalence of women at high risk of sarcopenia was 15.2% (n = 17) (95% confidence interval: 9.7; 23.0). Among the high-risk group there was a higher proportion of women with severe symptoms in the three domains when compared to the low-risk group (somatic 7% vs. 24%, psychological 15% vs. 44%, and urogenital 28% vs. 53%; p |
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ISSN: | 1369-7137 1473-0804 |
DOI: | 10.1080/13697137.2019.1631788 |