Edentulism as an independent risk factor for sarcopenia: evidence from cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses based on the CHARLS cohort.

BMC Oral Health · 2025 · PMC12777434 · PMID 41327204

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Systolic blood pressure was slightly higher in the sarcopenia group but did not reach statistical significance (128.5 vs. 127.0 mmHg, P = 0.053), whereas diastolic blood pressure was significantly lower (72.0 vs. 76.0 mmHg, P < 0.001).

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