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SYSTEMATIC REVIEW article

Front. Aging
Sec. Musculoskeletal Aging
Volume 6 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fragi.2025.1452708
This article is part of the Research Topic Nutrition in Bone Health and Aging View all 4 articles

Risk factors of stroke-related sarcopenia: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Provisionally accepted
Huan Yan Huan Yan 1Juan Li Juan Li 2*Lihong Xian Lihong Xian 1*Yujie Li Yujie Li 3Simin Li Simin Li 1*Qinghua Wen Qinghua Wen 3*
  • 1 Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China
  • 2 Department of Nursing, Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital, Guiyang, Guizhou Province, China
  • 3 Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guiyang, Guizhou Province, China

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    The presence of sarcopenia at the time of stroke may deteriorate the rehabilitation and functional outcomes. There is no consensus on the factors associated with stroke-related sarcopenia because previous studies produced inconsistent and disputed results. Therefore, we screened the possible risk factors by meta-analysis.Studies published before March 2024 on risk factors with stroke-related sarcopenia were searched through PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, CINAHL, Cochrane Library, CNKI, Wan Fang, CBM, and VIP library databases. Two researchers independently screened the articles to extract the information and to evaluate their quality. Meta-analysis was then performed using Revman 5.4 software to determine the significant risk factors for patients with stroke-related sarcopenia.A total of 14 studies (n = 3,113) were selected to determine the following factors that were statistically significant in patients with stroke-related sarcopenia:

    Keywords: Stroke, Sarcopenia, Risk factors, Systematic review, Meta-analysis

    Received: 21 Jun 2024; Accepted: 14 Jan 2025.

    Copyright: © 2025 Yan, Li, Xian, Li, Li and Wen. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence:
    Juan Li, Department of Nursing, Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital, Guiyang, Guizhou Province, China
    Lihong Xian, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China
    Simin Li, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China
    Qinghua Wen, Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guiyang, 550025, Guizhou Province, China

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