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Table 2 Characteristics of studies included in the meta-analyses

From: Alcohol consumption as a risk factor for sarcopenia - a meta-analysis

Study

Designa

Principal Aims

Akune et al. 2013 [21]

Cross-sectional

Investigate the prevalence of sarcopenia using the EWGSOP definition, and clarified the association of sarcopenia with physical performance

Castillo et al. 2003 [23]

Cohort

Examine sarcopenia prevalence and risk factors in community-dwelling men and women who attended a 1988–1992 Rancho Bernardo Study clinic visit

Domiciano et al. 2013 [11]

Cohort

Evaluate the prevalence and risk factors associated with sarcopenia, according to these two criteria in community-dwelling older women

Figueiredo et al. 2013 [27]

Cohort

Evaluate the prevalence and risk factors associated with sarcopenia, based on these two criteria

Landi et al. 2013 [24]

Cohort

Evaluate the impact of sarcopenia on the risk of all-cause death in a population of frail older persons

Lau et al. 2005 [13]

Cross-sectional

Evaluate the prevalence of and risk factors for sarcopenia in elderly Chinese, and to compare these observations with those in white persons

Lin et al. 2013 [28]

Cross-sectional

Determine the prevalence of sarcopenia using the EWGSOP algorithm in a general elderly population in a Taiwanese metropolitan area

Liu et al. 2014 [14]

Cohort

Evaluate the prevalence of sarcopenia and its associative clinical characteristics

Park et al. 2014 [22]

Cross-sectional

Examine whether vitamin D deficiency was positively associated with sarcopenia in a gender-specific manner in adults aged 50 years, independent of other covariates and possible confounders, including body composition, blood tests, including serum parathyroid hormone (PTH) levels, dietary intake, and hormone replacement therapy in women

Sampaio et al. 2014 [29]

Cross-sectional

Examine whether arterial stiffness, measured by the cardio-ankle vascular index (CAVI), is associated with skeletal muscle mass index (SMI) in Japanese community-dwelling older adults.

Silva Alexandre et al. 2014 [20]

Cross-sectional

Examine the prevalence and factors associated with sarcopenia in older residents in São Paulo, Brazil

Volpato et al. 2014 [15]

Cross-sectional

Estimate the prevalence and investigate the clinical correlates of sarcopenia

Wu et al. 2014 [16]

Cross-sectional

Show the prevalence and associated factors of sarcopenia and severe sarcopenia in rural communitydwelling older Taiwanese

  1. aAs stated by the authors