Prevalence and associated factors of sarcopenia in older adults with intellectual disabilities

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 2004-2012

  Bastiaanse, Luc P ^a,b   Hilgenkamp, Thessa I M ^a,b   Echteld, Michael A ^a   Evenhuis, Heleen M ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Ipse de Bruggen ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Associated factors; Frailty; Intellectual disability; Older people; Prevalence; Sarcopenia

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; VITAMIN D;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CALORIC INTAKE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MUSCLE ATROPHY; PATIENT MOBILITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN INTAKE; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; INTELLIGENCE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILITY LIMITATION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE STRENGTH DYNAMOMETER; RISK FACTORS; SARCOPENIA; WALKING;

EID: 84862745290     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: 18733379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2012.06.002     Document Type: Article

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