The Healthcare Costs of Sarcopenia in the United States

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5/14 True prevalence is difficult to pinpoint due to lack of consensus on diagnostic criteria/cutoffs; estimates range 5-15% in community up to 60% in long-term care. In 2000, estimated costs directly attributable to sarcopenia in the US: $18.5 BILLION!…

RT @FitSinTonterias: Reducir un 10% la Sarcopenia supondría ahorro de 1,1 mil millones de $ en EEUU. https://t.co/R80FAjKbID .

El objetivo de este estudio (Janssen I, et al. J Am Soc Geriatr. 2004) fue hacer una estimación de los costes... https://t.co/ie9vmo8fab

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