SARCOPENIA IN ELDERLY PATIENTS: WHAT ARE THE CONTRIBUTING RISK FACTORS?

Muhammad Raihan Afif Kurniawan (Medical Sciences Department, Faculty of Medicine,Universitas Sriwijaya, Palembang, Indonesia)
Nur Riviati (Department of Internal Medicine, Facultyof Medicine, Universitas Sriwijaya, Palembang, Indonesia)
Bintang Arroyantri Prananjaya (Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Sriwijaya, Palembang, Indonesia)
Muhammad Reagan (Department of Internal Medicine, Facultyof Medicine, Universitas Sriwijaya, Palembang, Indonesia)
Syarifah Aini (Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Sriwijaya, Palembang, Indonesia)

Jurnal Kedokteran dan Kesehatan : Publikasi Ilmiah Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Sriwijaya
Vol. 11 No. 2 (2024): Jurnal Kedokteran dan Kesehatan : Publikasi Ilmiah Fakultas Kedokteran Univers

Sarcopenia in Elderly Patients: What are the Contributing Risk Factors?. Sarcopenia is the gradual loss of muscle mass associated with aging. The process by which sarcopenia occurs is not fully understood. Many factors are at risk of causing sarcopenia, such as age, gender, and physical activity. Early detection with the SARC-F questionnaire is needed to prevent sarcopenia. This study is a descriptive observational study with a cross-sectional approach with total sampling to see the description of sarcopenia and risk factors in elderly patients at the Geriatric Polyclinic of Dr. Mohammad Hoesin Hospital Palembang. Primary data were collected through interviews using a questionnaire, and then analyzed univariately. A total of 48.4% of the elderly at the Geriatric Polyclinic of Dr. Mohammad Hoesin Hospital Palembang had sarcopenia findings. Patients in the sarcopenia group were mostly aged 70-79 years (41.9%), female (64.5%), married (58.1%), history of primary education (32.3%), had worked (58.1%), had mild comorbidities (58.1%), sedentary physical activity (74.2%), and at risk of malnutrition (54.8%).