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Sarcopenia (ICD-10-CM code M62.84 [1]) is a type of muscle loss that occurs with aging and/or immobility. It is characterized by the degenerative loss of skeletal muscle mass, quality, and strength. The rate of muscle loss is dependent on exercise level, co-morbidities, nutrition and other factors.
Sarcopenic obesity is a combination of two disease states, sarcopenia and obesity. Sarcopenia is the muscle mass/strength/physical function loss associated with increased age, [ 1 ] and obesity is based off a weight to height ratio or body mass index (BMI) that is characterized by high body fat or being overweight.
The major objective was to bring together a multi-disciplinary team of experts in order to develop, as a united body, a consensus of statements [40] based on the following topics: Definitions of Cachexia, Sarcopenia [41] and Frailty with a proposal for an overall disease classification system of "Muscle Wasting Syndromes" as framework of reference.
The physiological importance for cell senescence has been attributed to prevention of carcinogenesis, and more recently, aging, development, and tissue repair. [9] Senescent cells contribute to the aging phenotype , including frailty syndrome , sarcopenia , and aging-associated diseases . [ 10 ]
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Sarcopenia is defined as loss of muscle tissue as a natural part of the aging process. [3] This does not include loss of muscle strength, which is defined by dynapenia. Muscle strength appears to be a critical component in maintaining physical function, mobility, and vitality in old age, which is why it's imperative to identify and study contributing factors of dyna
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