Sarcopenia and Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain in 729 Community-Dwelling Chinese Older Adults With Multimorbidity

Multimorbidity, sarcopenia, and chronic musculoskeletal pain (CMSP) are common in the older adult population. Each is associated with adverse health outcomes, such as functional decline, frailty, loss of independence, reduced well-being and health-related quality of life, hospitalization, and mortality.1–3 The simultaneous presence of all 3 conditions among older individuals may have important prognostic and health care use implications.