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http://dx.doi.org/10.15268/ksim.2022.10.2.001

Analysis of the Correlation Between Sarcopenia and Locomotive Syndrome in the Elderly in Korea  

Kim, Myung-Chul (Dept. of Physical Therapy, Eulji University)
Cheon, Ji-Yeon (Dept. of Health Science, Graduate School of Eulji University)
Kim, Hae-In (Dept. of Physical Therapy, Eulji University)
Chung, Dong-Kun (Dept. of Medical IT, Eulji University)
Bae, Won-Sik (Dept. of Physical Therapy, Kyungnam College of Information & Technology)
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Journal of The Korean Society of Integrative Medicine / v.10, no.2, 2022 , pp. 1-11 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose : This study was conducted to assess the status of sarcopenia and locomotive syndrome in the Korean elderly population over 65 years of age by applying the recently updated screening tool for diagnostic evaluation of sarcopenia and locomotive syndrome. Methods : Sarcopenia and locomotive syndrome (LS) were diagnosed and evaluated in 210 Korean elderly people over 65 years of age. There were 36 patients in the "sarcopenia group", 164 in the "locomotive syndrome group", and 10 in the "normal group". The collected data were analyzed using the chi-square and Kruskal-Wallis tests. Results : The diagnostic evaluation of sarcopenia and LS showed the presence of sarcopenia in 9.05 % of males and 8.10% females among the Korean elderly population over 65 years of age. Prevalence of stage 1 locomotive syndrome (LS 1) was 95.24 %; stage 2, (LS 2) 36.19 %; and stage 3 (LS 3), 16.19 % among the study population. Both the sarcopenia diagnostic indicator and the LS evaluation indicators showed significant differences between the three groups. All the subjects in the sarcopenia group had LS; further, on comparison of the detailed composition ratio of each patient with LS, the prevalence of LS in the sarcopenia group was found to be: LS 1 41.67 %, LS 2 41.67 %, and LS 3 16.67 %, whereas in the LS group, it was found to be: LS 1 66.46 %, LS 2 16.46 %, and LS 3 17.07 %. The difference between the two groups was statistically significant. Conclusion : It was confirmed that sarcopenia is correlated with LS incidence. This suggests that the evaluation of motor LS can be used as a tool for the early diagnosis and prevention of sarcopenia in cases of functional decline due to aging in the elderly population.
Keywords
diagnostic evaluation; elderly; frailty; locomotive syndrome; sarcopenia;
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