Prevalence of sarcopenia in patients with chronic kidney disease: a global systematic review and meta‐analysis

Sarcopenia is a risk factor for adverse clinical outcomes in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients, including mortality. Diagnosis depends on adopted consensus definition and cutoff values; thus, prevalence rates are generally heterogeneous. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to investigate the global prevalence of sarcopenia and its traits across the wide spectrum of CKD. A systematic search was conducted using databases, including MEDLINE and EMBASE, for observational studies reporting the prevalence of sarcopenia. We considered sarcopenia according to the consensus definition of the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP), the Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia, the…

• CD
  Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior
• FD
  Fundação de Apoio à Pesquisa do Distrito Federal

  Awards: 00193‐00001833/2023‐36, 00193-00001833/2023-36