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KMID : 1211620230180030021
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Journal of the Korean Society of Physical Medicine
2023 Volume.18 No. 3 p.21 ~ p.30
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Unraveling the Contributing Factors of Sarcopenia in Young Korean Male Adults: A Study of Occurrence, Somatometric, Biochemical, and Behavioral Characteristics
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Hwang Jong-Seok
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Abstract
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PURPOSE: The present study evaluated the occurrence, somatometric, biochemical, and behavioral characteristics of young Korean sarcopenic males aged between 30 to 39 years.
METHODS: The study involved a total of 1,546 participants. These individuals were divided into two distinct groups based on their skeletal muscle mass index. Of these, 49 participants were categorized into the sarcopenia group, while the remaining 1,497 individuals were placed in the normal group. The researchers analyzed the occurrence of sarcopenia, somatometric, biochemical, and behavioral characteristics such as height, weight, body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), skeletal muscle mass index, fasting glucose (FG), triglyceride and total cholesterol (TC) levels, systolic (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP), and the drinking and smoking status. A complex sampling data analysis was performed.
RESULTS: The weighted occurrence of sarcopenia was found to be 3.24%, (95% confidence interval (CI) of 2.39% to 4.36%). The somatometric contributing factors were height, BMI, and WC (p < .05). Triglyceride and TC levels exhibited statistically significant differences in the biochemical variables (p < .05). The behavioral characteristics, including the drinking and smoking status, had no statistical significance (p > .05).
CONCLUSION: This study identified specific occurrences of sarcopenia and contributing factors in young Korean men.
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KEYWORD
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Contributing factors, Occurrence, Sarcopenia, Younger adult
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