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In community-dwelling older adults with subjective cognitive impairment or living in retirement homes, sarcopenia risk is common, and nutrition risk assessed via a comprehensive dietitian assessment is significantly associated with probable sarcopenia. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

What question did this study set out to answer?

To determine the prevalence of sarcopenia indicators using EWGSOP2 criteria and examine associations between nutrition risk and probable sarcopenia in older adults with subjective cognitive impairment or living in retirement homes.

August 23, 2026NutrientsOpen Access

Prevalence of Sarcopenia and Its Association with Nutrition Risk in Community-Dwelling Older Adults with Subjective Cognitive Impairment or Living in Retirement Homes

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RARaksha AravindUniversity of Waterloo HKHeather KellerUniversity of Waterloo

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Cross-sectional study reveals high sarcopenia risk and an association with dietitian-assessed nutrition risk in older adults, highlighting the value of comprehensive nutritional evaluation.

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To determine the prevalence of sarcopenia indicators using EWGSOP2 criteria and examine associations between nutrition risk and probable sarcopenia in older adults with subjective cognitive impairment or living in retirement homes.
Conducted a secondary cross-sectional analysis of 326 adults aged ≥55 years with subjective cognitive impairment or living in retirement homes.
Assessed sarcopenia using the EWGSOP2 Find–Assess–Confirm–Severity framework and evaluated nutrition risk via SCREEN-14 and the Nutrition Risk Rating Score (NRRS).
Overall, 37.0% of participants were at risk for sarcopenia, with 26.9% classified with probable, 5.5% with confirmed, and 4.3% with severe sarcopenia.
Retirement home residents had significantly higher rates of sarcopenia risk, low grip strength, and slow gait speed compared to community-dwelling adults with subjective cognitive impairment (all p < 0.001).
In adjusted analyses, probable sarcopenia was significantly associated with walker use and higher NRRS, but not with SCREEN-14 scores.

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Aravind et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8aade47677a341144466dc https://doi.org/10.3390/nu18162733

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Implication

Cross-sectional study reveals high sarcopenia risk and an association with dietitian-assessed nutrition risk in older adults, highlighting the value of comprehensive nutritional evaluation.