Background: the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People has developed a
clinical definition of sarcopenia based on low muscle mass and reduced muscle function (…

Background Older people are increasing users of health care globally. We aimed to establish
whether older people with characteristics of frailty and who are at risk of adverse health-…

Introduction: sarcopenia is associated with adverse health outcomes. The aim of this study
was to describe the prevalence of sarcopenia in community-dwelling older people in the UK …

… Dennison, Helen C. Roberts, Cyrus Cooper, Is grip strength associated with health-related
quality of life? Findings from the Hertfordshire Cohort Study, Age and Ageing, Volume 35, …

Inflammaging is characterized by the upregulation of the inflammatory response that occurs
with advancing age; its roots are strongly embedded in evolutionary theory. Inflammaging is …

Background: frailty, a multi-dimensional geriatric syndrome, confers a high risk for falls,
disability, hospitalisation and mortality. The prevalence and correlates of frailty in the UK are …

Poor appetite is a common problem in older people living at home and in care homes, as
well as hospital inpatients. It can contribute to weight loss and nutritional deficiencies, and …

Frailty is a syndrome of growing importance given the global ageing population. While frailty
is a multifactorial process, poor nutritional status is considered a key contributor to its …

Background Older people living with frailty are often exposed to polypharmacy and potential
harm from medications. Targeted deprescribing in this population represents an important …

Malnutrition is widespread in older people and represents a major geriatric syndrome with
multifactorial etiology and severe consequences for health outcomes and quality of life. The …