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. 2022 May 23;14(5):e25248. doi: 10.7759/cureus.25248

Table 2. Profiles of studies reviewed.

Authors [ref no.] Year Country Factors of sarcopenia mentioned (to be improved)
Kimura [8] 2013 Japan Disability, community involvement
Filippin [9] 2015 Brazil Physical activity, metabolic syndrome, cognitive function
Steffl [10] 2015 Prague Smoking
Giallauria [11] 2016 Italy Physical activity, muscle use, alpha motor neuron
Imamura [12] 2016 Japan Social capital
Kim [13] 2016 Japan Age, body mass index, overweight, chewing ability, 25-hydroxy-vitamin D, insulin-like growth factor 1, testosterone, albumin, gamma-glutamyl transferase, lipids, cystatin C, blood pressure, osteoporosis, pain, stroke, chronic kidney disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, fat and protein intake, exercise, instrumental activities of daily living
Dennison [14] 2017 UK Men with cancer, diet, physical activity, smoking, obesity
Reijnierse [15] 2017 Netherlands Knowledge about sarcopenia, equipment availability
Vlietstra [16] 2018 New Zealand Physical activity, frailty, heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, renal failure, osteoporosis, obesity, dementia, Type 2 diabetes mellitus, health-related quality of life
Mundi [17] 2018 USA Dietary protein
Shen [18] 2018 China Nutrition
Coelho-Junior [19] 2020 Italy Income
Dae-Woo [20] 2020 Korea Chewing ability
Nguyen [21] 2020 Viet Nam Age, body mass index, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, male, malnutrition, physical activity, community life, isolation
Wahlen [22] 2020 Qatar Sedentary lifestyles, hormone and cytokine balance, protein synthesis and regeneration, motor neuron remodeling, early developmental influences, chronic heart failure
Gandham [23] 2021 Australia Physical activity, education, residential area
Zidroul [24] 2021 Greece Social capital