Md Monoarul Haque

German University Bangladesh

Abstract Title: Prevalence of Sarcopenia among Elderly Individuals in Old Age Home in Bangladesh

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Research Interest: Sarcopenia is an age related disorder with progressive loss of skeletal muscle mass and function. It is a major clinical problem of older people with several adverse outcomes like physical disability, osteoporosis, poor quality of life, and increased risk of death. Sarcopenia is significantly associated with age, morbidity, obesity, self- reported physical disability, independent of ethnicity, income and health behaviors. The prevalence of sarcopenia is rising, which is as a result of population aging all over the world. The rapidly increasing elderly population is a new and important group in terms of social economic and changing cultural context. So there is a need to better understand the current magnitude and impact of sarcopenia in growing population. To find out the prevalence of sarcopenia in older adults (>60 years) in old age homes in Dhaka city was aim of the study. Face to face interview was conducted to take data by using SarQoL questionnaire in older persons residing in old age homes in Dhaka city. They were assessed by physical examinations, medical records and history taking. Computer technology SPSS (version 20) was used for classification, differentiation, presentation and analysis of data. Descriptive as well as inferential statistics were used to analyze data. Data were presented in graphs and tables. Average age of the respondents was 67.77±7.70 years. Female was more than male. This study shows that 60% and 40% study subjects had sarcopenic and normal muscle mass and lower muscle performance was three times prevalent (77%) than normal muscle performance (23%). More than half of the respondents showed poor physical performance. About 7.70% respondents had diminished leg muscle strength. Prevalence of sarcopenia among study subjects was 67% i.e. two out of three older persons were suffering from sarcopenia. Statistically significant association was found between sarcopenia and gender (p=0.021<0.05). Negative correlation was found between age of the older people and calf circumference and it is strongly statistically significant (p=0.001<0.05). Negative correlation was also found between age of the older people and grip strength and it is strongly statistically significant (p=0.001<0.05). It is concluded that prevalence of sarcopenia in Bangladesh is high enough to draw attention. Kew words: Sarcopenia, Elderly Individuals, Old Age Home, Bangladesh