Prevalence and factors related to Sarcopenia in elderly individuals living in rural areas of Ubon Ratchathani province
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This cross-sectional descriptive and analytic research aimed to study prevalence and factors related to Sarcopenia in elderly individuals living in rural areas of Ubon Ratchathani province. A sample of 250 people with ages 60 years old and above was recruited into the study through multi-stage random sampling. The research instruments included a general information questionnaire and sarcopenia screening tools to assess muscle mass measured by calf circumference, muscle strength measured by handgrip- strength, physical performance measured by 5-times chair stand test. Sarcopenia was diagnosis according to the Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia 2019. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistic such as frequency, percentage, mean, standard Deviation and analytic statistic such as Chi-square test and univariable logistic regression
The results of the study displayed that as of 250 participants, the prevalence of sarcopenia were found in 73.60%. Two factors associated with sarcopenia were age and resistance exercise as followed: 1) Age between 70-79 years had 2.40 higher risk of developing sarcopenia compared to those aged 60-69 years (OR=2.40, 95%CI; 1.217-4.761, p = .012), with risk increasing further for those aged 80 years and above, who had 11.369 times higher risk (OR=11.36, 95%CI; 1.954-66.152, p = .007) and 2) Resistance exercise reduced the occurrence of sarcopenia by 0.689 times (OR=0.68, 95%CI; 0.355-1.336, p < .001). The finding suggested that the resistance exercise should be promoted to prevent sarcopenia in older adults.
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