RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SARCOPENIA STATUS AND RESTING METABOLIC RATE IN INDIVIDUALS OF ADVANCED AGE

Sarcopenia is a musculoskeletal disease resulting from the aging process and characterized by loss of strength and muscle mass, and in more severe cases, reduced functional capacity. The amount of skeletal muscle mass present in the body is directly related to the resting metabolic rate (RMR), a variable that reflects the minimum amount of energy needed to sustain vital processes, so the decrease in skeletal muscle mass caused by sarcopenia can result in the RMR reduction. Low RMR, in turn, plays an important role in the pathogenesis of chronic diseases and may result in unavailability of energy to perform basic activities of daily living.