Causes of Sarcopenia : Reducing Your Risk | OutcomeReference

Musculoskeletal outcome

Sarcopenia is the degenerative loss of skeletal muscle mass (0.5–1% loss per year after the age of 50), quality, and strength associated with aging.[1] Sarcopenia is a component of the frailty syndrome. It is often a component of cachexia. It can also exist independently of cachexia; whereas cachexia includes malaise and is secondary to an underlying pathosis (such as cancer), sarcopenia may occur in healthy people and does not necessarily include malaise. The term is from Greek σάρξ sarx, "flesh" and πενία penia, "poverty".

Musculoskeletal

3 causes

Protective Factors	Studies
Minor Protective Factor Alcohol Beverage	1 study C-reactive protein level partially mediates the relationship betwee... Study in 2016 -40% with Moderate evidence in 8 years 3,229 subjects
Minor Protective Factor Moderate Exercise Selfcare	1 study Physical activity minimum threshold predicting improved function in... Study in 2016 -80% with Low evidence in 2 years 1,629 subjects
Minor Protective Factor Humour Selfcare	1 study Evaluation of a Laughter-based Exercise Program on Health and Self-... Study in 2016 +0% with Low evidence in 12 weeks 27 subjects

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Outcomes	References
Minor Risk Factor Fall Musculoskeletal system	1 study Recurrent and Injurious Falls in the Year Following Hip Fracture: A... Study in 2009 +7% with Moderate evidence 193 subjects

Aging Musculoskeletal

Ageing, also spelled aging, is the process of becoming older.

4 causes found in 2 health studies

Alzheimer's disease Brain

progressive mental deterioration that can occur in middle or old age, due to generalized degeneration of the brain. It is the most common caus...

18 causes found in 19 health studies

Arthritis - Osteoarthritis Musculoskeletal

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a type of joint disease that results from breakdown of joint cartilage and underlying bone. The most common symptoms ar...

4 causes found in 7 health studies

Dementia Brain

Chronic or persistent disorder of the mental processes caused by brain disease or injury and marked by memory disorders, personality changes, ...

26 causes found in 25 health studies

Fall Musculoskeletal

Each year, millions of older people—those 65 and older—fall. In fact, more than one out of four older people falls each year, but less than ha...

8 causes found in 6 health studies

$Hip fracture Musculoskeletal$

A hip fracture is a break in the upper quarter of the femur (thigh) bone. The extent of the break depends on the forces that are involved. The...

1 cause found in 1 health study

Mortality Musculoskeletal

Being subject to death

113 causes found in 83 health studies

Osteoporosis Musculoskeletal

A medical condition in which the bones become brittle and fragile from loss of tissue, typically as a result of hormonal changes, or deficienc...

3 causes found in 4 health studies

Parkinson's Disease Brain

Parkinson's disease (PD) is a long-term degenerative disorder of the central nervous system that mainly affects the motor system. The symptoms...

10 causes found in 7 health studies