Prevalence and risk factors of malnutrition among older adults with sarcopenia: a protocol of systematic review and meta-analysis

Key Points

• To examine the prevalence of malnutrition and identify its risk factors in older adults with sarcopenia.
• Conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of existing literature
• Identify studies that focus on the prevalence of malnutrition in older adults with sarcopenia
• Analyze risk factors associated with malnutrition in this demographic.
• Expected to find a high prevalence of malnutrition among older adults with sarcopenia
• Identify multiple risk factors contributing to malnutrition in the target population
• Highlight variations in prevalence based on geographical and demographic factors.