Current research status and progress of sarcopenia in the elderly
10.3760/cma.j.issn.0254-9026.2021.05.027
- VernacularTitle:老年人肌少症的研究现状和进展
- Author:
Chao GAO
;
Pulin YU
- From:
Chinese Journal of Geriatrics
2021;40(5):668-671
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
At present, about 50 million people worldwide suffer from sarcopenia, and the number is expected to reach 500 million by 2050.Sarcopenia in the elderly will be one of the major global health problems in the future.In this article, current research status and progress of the pathogenesis, diagnosis, its correlation with other diseases and treatment of sarcopenia were analyzed.
