JAMDA 15 (2014) 371.e1e371.e5

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Original Study

Effect of Interaction Between Dynapenic Component of the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People Sarcopenia Criteria and Obesity on Activities of Daily Living in the Elderly Yeon-Pyo Kim MD a, Sun Kim MD a, Ju-Youn Joh MD a, Hwan-Sik Hwang MD, PhD b, * a b

Department of Family Medicine, Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital, Hwasun, Korea Department of Family Medicine, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea

a b s t r a c t Keywords: Dynapenia sarcopenia obesity

Objectives: To examine the effects of interaction between dynapenic component of the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP) sarcopenia and obesity (dynapenia
obesity) on activities of daily living (ADL) in older participants. Design: Cross-sectional analysis of the Validity and Reliability of Korean Frailty Index and the Validity and Reliability of the Kaigo-Yobo Checklist in Korean Elderly studies. Setting: Six welfare facilities operated by government in South Korea. Participants: Four hundred eighty-seven community-dwelling individuals (157 males, 330 females) >65 years of age. Measurement: Dynapenic component of the EWGSOP sarcopenia was defined as usual gait speed