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Objectively measured far vision impairment and sarcopenia among adults aged ≥ 65 years from six low- and middle-income countries

2021

Background:\ud \ud There are currently no studies on visual impairment and sarcopenia. We investigated the cross-sectional association between objectively measured far vision impairment and sarcopenia in a nationally representative sample of older adults aged 65 years and over from six low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).\ud \ud Methods:\ud \ud Cross-sectional, community-based data from the study on global ageing and adult health (SAGE) were analyzed. Far vision acuity was measured using the tumbling E LogMAR chart and classified as: no vision impairment (6/12 or better); mild vision impairment (6/18 or better but worse than 6/12); moderate vision impairment (6/60 or better but worse t…

MaleGerontologySarcopeniaAginggenetic structuresVisual impairmentPsychological interventionSmith L. López-Sánchez G. F. Jacob L. Barnett Y. Pardhan S. Veronese N. Soysal P. Tully M. A. Gorely T. Shin J. I. et al. -Objectively measured far vision impairment and sarcopenia among adults aged ≥ 65 years from six low- and middle-income countries.- Aging clinical and experimental research 2021Logistic regression03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineLogMAR chartHumansMedicine030212 general & internal medicineDeveloping CountriesExerciseAgedHand Strengthbusiness.industryConfoundingmedicine.diseaseCross-Sectional StudiesAgeingLow and middle income countriesSarcopeniaFemaleGeriatrics and Gerontologymedicine.symptomFar vision impairment Low- and middle-income countries Older adults Sarcopenia Visual impairmentbusiness030217 neurology & neurosurgeryAging Clinical and Experimental Research
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