Independent and joint association of sarcopenia and frailty with mortality in older patients with gastrointestinal cancer: A cohort study with prospective data collection
Abstract:Purpose
Sarcopenia and frailty are associated with mortality in older patients with gastrointestinal cancer. However, it is unclear if there is an additional risk when both are present. This study aimed to investigate the independent and overlapping of sarcopenia and frailty with mortality in this population.
Methods
A prospective cohort study including older patients with gastrointestinal cancer. Sarcopenia was defined by the EWGSP2 criteria: i) low muscle strength (handgrip test); ii) low muscle mass (skel… Show more
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