Cameroon Geriatric Health Study: Sarcopenia and Intrinsic Capacity in 108 Older Adults

Marie-Josiane Ntsama Essomba published a dataset on figshare in March 2026. It contains baseline characteristics for 108 community-dwelling older adults aged 60 and above from Cameroon. The data was collected to analyze the relationship between probable sarcopenia and domains of intrinsic capacity.

Use Cases

• Predicting probable sarcopenia risk based on intrinsic capacity domain impairments like vision, locomotion, and cognition.
• Analyzing associations between demographic factors (age, sex, education) and physical performance metrics.
• Modeling the relationship between handgrip strength and the number of impaired intrinsic capacity domains.
• Investigating the protective effect of preserved locomotion against low physical performance.

Strengths

• Includes 108 participant records with a clear demographic breakdown (64.8% female, mean age 70.4 years).
• Contains specific prevalence figures for conditions like probable sarcopenia (34.3%) and impaired vision (88%).
• Data is structured for statistical analysis, with odds ratios and confidence intervals provided in the description.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The dataset is very small (9.5 KB), indicating a limited scope and sample size.

Provenance

Source

Marie-Josiane Ntsama Essomba via figshare.

Collection Method

Cross-sectional study of community-dwelling older adults from two senior citizen associations.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-20 17:27:24; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Cameroon