Meta-Analysis of Acute Sarcopenia among Hospitalized Elderly Patients

Abstract

The present study identified six observational studies involving 2106 participants with 418 hospitalized elderly noted to have sarcopenia, showing a prevalence of 19.8%. The age of elderly patients with sarcopenia was significantly higher than those without sarcopenia by 2.91 years (95% CI, 2.18 to 3.65) while the BMI was significantly lower. No significant difference was noted in the proportion of male elderly with or without sarcopenia. A higher proportion of smokers were noted among those with sarcopenia.