Screening for sarcopenia using calf muscle circumference in older adults requiring long-term care

• Ryo Sato,
• Yohei Sawaya,
• Tamaki Hirose,
• Takahiro Shiba,
• Lu Yin,
• Masahiro Ishizaka,
• Tomohiko Urano

Affiliations

Ryo Sato

Nishinasuno General Home Care Center, Department of Day Rehabilitation, Care Facility for the Elderly “Maronie-en”, Tochigi, Japan

Yohei Sawaya

Nishinasuno General Home Care Center, Department of Day Rehabilitation, Care Facility for the Elderly “Maronie-en”, Tochigi, Japan; Department of Physical Therapy, School of Health Sciences, International University of Health and Welfare, Tochigi, Japan

Tamaki Hirose

Nishinasuno General Home Care Center, Department of Day Rehabilitation, Care Facility for the Elderly “Maronie-en”, Tochigi, Japan; Department of Physical Therapy, School of Health Sciences, International University of Health and Welfare, Tochigi, Japan

Takahiro Shiba

Nishinasuno General Home Care Center, Department of Day Rehabilitation, Care Facility for the Elderly “Maronie-en”, Tochigi, Japan

Lu Yin

Nishinasuno General Home Care Center, Department of Day Rehabilitation, Care Facility for the Elderly “Maronie-en”, Tochigi, Japan

Masahiro Ishizaka

Department of Physical Therapy, School of Health Sciences, International University of Health and Welfare, Tochigi, Japan

Tomohiko Urano

Nishinasuno General Home Care Center, Department of Day Rehabilitation, Care Facility for the Elderly “Maronie-en”, Tochigi, Japan; Department of Geriatric Medicine, School of Medicine, International University of Health and Welfare, Chiba, Japan; Corresponding author at: Department of Geriatric Medicine, School of Medicine, International University of Health and Welfare, Kozunomori 4-3, Narita, Chiba 286-8686, Japan.