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The Association Between Sedentary Behavior and Sarcopenia Among Adults Aged ≥65 Years in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

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  • Lee Smith

    (The Cambridge Centre for Sport and Exercise Sciences, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge CB1 1PT, UK)

  • Mark Tully

    (Institute of Mental Health Sciences, School of Health Sciences, Ulster University, Newtownabbey BT37 0QB, UK)

  • Louis Jacob

    (Faculty of Medicine, University of Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, 78180 Montigny-le-Bretonneux, France)

  • Nicole Blackburn

    (Institute of Nursing and Health Research, School of Health Sciences, Ulster University, Newtownabbey BT37 0QB, UK)

  • Deepti Adlakha

    (School of Natural and Built Environment, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast BT9 5AG, UK)

  • Paolo Caserotti

    (Center for Active and Healthy Ageing, Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southern Denmark, 5230 Odense, Denmark)

  • Pinar Soysal

    (Department of Geriatric Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Bezmialem Vakif University, 34093 Istanbul, Turkey)

  • Nicola Veronese

    (Geriatric Unit, Deptartment of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, University of Palermo, 90133 Palermo, Italy)

  • Guillermo F. López Sánchez

    (Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Murcia, 30720 Murcia, Spain)

  • Davy Vancampfort

    (KU Leuven Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, 3000 Leuven, Belgium)

  • Ai Koyanagi

    (Research and Development Unit, Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu, CIBERSAM, 08830 Barcelona, Spain
    ICREA, Pg. Lluis Companys 23, 08010 Barcelona, Spain)

Abstract

The present study aimed to assess the association between sedentary behavior and sarcopenia among adults aged ≥65 years. Cross-sectional data from the Study on Global Ageing and Adult Health were analyzed. Sarcopenia was defined as having low skeletal muscle mass and either a slow gait speed or a weak handgrip strength. Self-reported sedentary behavior was assessed as a continuous variable (hours per day) and also as a categorical variable (0–<4, 4–<8, 8–<11, ≥11 hours/day). Multivariable logistic regression was conducted to assess the association between sedentary behavior and sarcopenia. Analyses using the overall sample and country-wise samples were conducted. A total of 14,585 participants aged ≥65 years were included in the analysis. Their mean age was 72.6 (standard deviation, 11.5) years and 55% were females. Compared to sedentary behavior of 0–<4 hours/day, ≥11 hours/day was significantly associated with 2.14 (95% CI = 1.06–4.33) times higher odds for sarcopenia. The country-wise analysis showed that overall, a one-hour increase in sedentary behavior per day was associated with 1.06 (95% CI = 1.04–1.10) times higher odds for sarcopenia, while the level of between-country heterogeneity was low (I 2 = 12.9%). Public health and healthcare practitioners may wish to target reductions in sedentary behavior to aid in the prevention of sarcopenia in older adults.

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  • Lee Smith & Mark Tully & Louis Jacob & Nicole Blackburn & Deepti Adlakha & Paolo Caserotti & Pinar Soysal & Nicola Veronese & Guillermo F. López Sánchez & Davy Vancampfort & Ai Koyanagi, 2020. "The Association Between Sedentary Behavior and Sarcopenia Among Adults Aged ≥65 Years in Low- and Middle-Income Countries," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(5), pages 1-10, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:17:y:2020:i:5:p:1708-:d:328947
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    1. Irene Monsonís-Payá & Tomás Gómez-Navarro & Mónica García-Melón, 2020. "Anticipating Environmental Burdens in Research and Innovation Projects—Application to the Case of Active and Healthy Ageing," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(10), pages 1-20, May.
    2. Moon-Young Chang & Gihyoun Lee & Young-Jin Jung & Ji-Su Park, 2020. "Effect of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation on Masseter Muscle Thickness and Maximal Bite Force among Healthy Community-Dwelling Persons Aged 65 Years and Older: A Randomized, Double Blind, Placebo," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(11), pages 1-10, May.

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