Tan Van Nguyen1,2, Khuong Dang Tran1, Khai Xuan Bui1, Duong Le2, Tu Ngoc Nguyen3. 1. Department of Geriatrics and Gerontology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. 2. Department of Interventional Cardiology, Thong Nhat Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. 3. Westmead Applied Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the prevalence of sarcopenia, its associated factors and its impact on readmission in older hospitalised patients with cardiovascular diseases (CVD) in Vietnam. METHODS: Patients aged ≥60 with CVD were recruited from 12/2018 to 6/2019 at a tertiary hospital in Vietnam. Sarcopenia was defined by the criteria proposed by the Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia (AWGS). RESULTS: There were 251 participants, with a mean age of 73.7 ± 8.8, 39.4% were female, and 34.3% had sarcopenia. On multivariable logistic regression, heart failure, chronic kidney disease and being currently unmarried were significantly associated with sarcopenia. The incidence of 5-month readmission was 35.7% (50.0% in sarcopenic participants and 27.9% in non-sarcopenic participants, P = .001). Sarcopenia independently increased the risk of readmission (adjusted OR 2.19, 95% CI 1.08-4.42). CONCLUSION: Sarcopenia was present in one-third of older hospitalised patients with CVD and increased their risk of readmission. This finding suggests the need to raise awareness of sarcopenia among clinicians and older patients in Vietnam.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the prevalence of sarcopenia, its associated factors and its impact on readmission in older hospitalised patients with cardiovascular diseases (CVD) in Vietnam. METHODS:Patients aged ≥60 with CVD were recruited from 12/2018 to 6/2019 at a tertiary hospital in Vietnam. Sarcopenia was defined by the criteria proposed by the Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia (AWGS). RESULTS: There were 251 participants, with a mean age of 73.7 ± 8.8, 39.4% were female, and 34.3% had sarcopenia. On multivariable logistic regression, heart failure, chronic kidney disease and being currently unmarried were significantly associated with sarcopenia. The incidence of 5-month readmission was 35.7% (50.0% in sarcopenic participants and 27.9% in non-sarcopenic participants, P = .001). Sarcopenia independently increased the risk of readmission (adjusted OR 2.19, 95% CI 1.08-4.42). CONCLUSION:Sarcopenia was present in one-third of older hospitalised patients with CVD and increased their risk of readmission. This finding suggests the need to raise awareness of sarcopenia among clinicians and older patients in Vietnam.