Functional and body composition outcomes of pharmacological interventions for sarcopenia in older adults: A systematic review and pairwise meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Tsubasa Tsutsumi, Saori Hieda, Mirudhula Gnanavelou, Do Han Kim, Donghyun Ko, Yong Wen Leow, Li Qing Lim, Mark Muthiah, Mei Chin Lim, N. Apoorva Sasikumar, David Zhang, Angela S. Koh, Takumi Kawaguchi, Masato Yoneda, Yoshihiro Yoshimura, Hirokazu Takahashi, Cheng Han Ng, Weiting Huang

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DOI: 10.1016/j.metabol.2026.156820
Published: 2026-11
Container: Metabolism
Publisher: Elsevier BV
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@article{allodium:10.1016/j.metabol.2026.156820,
  title = {Functional and body composition outcomes of pharmacological interventions for sarcopenia in older adults: A systematic review and pairwise meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials},
  author = {Tsubasa Tsutsumi and Saori Hieda and Mirudhula Gnanavelou and Do Han Kim and Donghyun Ko and Yong Wen Leow and Li Qing Lim and Mark Muthiah and Mei Chin Lim and N. Apoorva Sasikumar and David Zhang and Angela S. Koh and Takumi Kawaguchi and Masato Yoneda and Yoshihiro Yoshimura and Hirokazu Takahashi and Cheng Han Ng and Weiting Huang},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Metabolism},
  doi = {10.1016/j.metabol.2026.156820},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.metabol.2026.156820}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Functional and body composition outcomes of pharmacological interventions for sarcopenia in older adults: A systematic review and pairwise meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
AU  - Tsubasa Tsutsumi
AU  - Saori Hieda
AU  - Mirudhula Gnanavelou
AU  - Do Han Kim
AU  - Donghyun Ko
AU  - Yong Wen Leow
AU  - Li Qing Lim
AU  - Mark Muthiah
AU  - Mei Chin Lim
AU  - N. Apoorva Sasikumar
AU  - David Zhang
AU  - Angela S. Koh
AU  - Takumi Kawaguchi
AU  - Masato Yoneda
AU  - Yoshihiro Yoshimura
AU  - Hirokazu Takahashi
AU  - Cheng Han Ng
AU  - Weiting Huang
PY  - 2026
JO  - Metabolism
DO  - 10.1016/j.metabol.2026.156820
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.metabol.2026.156820
ER  -

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Tsutsumi, T., Hieda, S., Gnanavelou, M., Kim, D. H., Ko, D., Leow, Y. W., Lim, L. Q., Muthiah, M., Lim, M. C., Sasikumar, N. A., Zhang, D., Koh, A. S., Kawaguchi, T., Yoneda, M., Yoshimura, Y., Takahashi, H., Ng, C. H., & Huang, W. (2026). Functional and body composition outcomes of pharmacological interventions for sarcopenia in older adults: A systematic review and pairwise meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Metabolism. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.metabol.2026.156820

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