Evaluation of Beverage Can-opening Status as a Screening Indicator for Sarcopenia: A Cross-sectional Study
Shuntaro Tsuji, Yohei Sawaya, Tamaki Hirose, Takahiro Shiba, Ryo Sato, Lu Yin, Masafumi Itokazu, Tomohiko Urano · 2026
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Description
Shuntaro Tsuji and seven co-authors test a disarmingly simple screening idea in a two thousand twenty-six study: whether failing to open a beverage can signals sarcopenia. Sarcopenia, the loss of muscle mass and strength, usually needs specialized measurements to diagnose.
The cross-sectional study enrolled one hundred nine older adults attending daycare rehabilitation. Each tried once to open a stay-on-tab can while seated, and grip strength and muscle mass were measured against Asian Working Group criteria. Thirty-one participants failed. Failure was significantly associated with sarcopenia and with low grip and low muscle mass, though discrimination was only moderate. The authors propose can-opening as an everyday early warning families can notice.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Shuntaro Tsuji, Yohei Sawaya, Tamaki Hirose, Takahiro Shiba, Ryo Sato, Lu Yin, Masafumi Itokazu, Tomohiko Urano |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 28 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |