Research & Publications

Rosa, B., Valdiviesso, R., Cunha-Rodrigues, M., Rodrigues, M., Lucena, M. L., Guerra, R. S., Sousa, A. S., Mendes, J., Sousa-Santos, A. R., Silva, C., Borges, N., & Amaral, T. F. (2024). The finger-ring test as an indicator of muscle mass estimated by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry in an adult community-dwelling population. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41430-024-01550-5

Valdiviesso, R., Amaral, T. F., Moreira, E., Sousa-Santos, A. R., Fernandes, M., Aguiar, M. J. V., Martins, S., et al. (2023). Associations of medicine use and ejection fraction with the coexistence of frailty and sarcopenia in a sample of heart failure outpatients: a cross-sectional study. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders. http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12872-023-03632-x

Valdiviesso, R., Sousa-Santos, A. R., Azevedo, L. F., Moreira, E., Amaral, T. F., Silva-Cardoso, J., Borges, N. (2022). Statins are associated with reduced likelihood of sarcopenia in a sample of heart failure outpatients: a cross-sectional study. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders. http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12872-022-02804-5

Sousa-Santos, A. R., Barros, D., Montanha, T. L., Carvalho, J., & Amaral, T. F. (2021). Which is the best alternative to estimate muscle mass for sarcopenia diagnosis when DXA is unavailable? Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 97, 104517. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.archger.2021.104517

Faria, A., Sousa-Santos, A. R., Mendes, J., Limas de Sousa, A. S., & Amaral, T. F. (2021). Development of the Portuguese versions of the FRAIL Scale and SARC-F questionnaires: screening tools for physical frailty and sarcopenia. Acta Portuguesa de Nutrição, 26. http://dx.doi.org/10.21011/apn.2021.2614

Guerra, R. S., Sousa-Santos, A. R., Sousa, A. S., Valdiviesso, R., Afonso, C., Moreira, P., Padrão, P., et al. (2021). Prediction equations for estimating body weight in older adults. Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics. https://doi.org/10.1111/jhn.12879

Afonso, C., Sousa-Santos, A. R., Santos, A., Borges, N., Padrão, P., Moreira, P., & Amaral, T. F. (2021). Frailty status is related to general and abdominal obesity in older adults. Nutrition Research, 85, 21-30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nutres.2020.10.009

Sousa-Santos, A. R., Afonso, C., Borges, N., Santos, A., Padrão, P., Moreira, P., & Amaral, T. F. (2020). Sarcopenia, physical frailty, undernutrition and obesity cooccurrence among Portuguese community-dwelling older adults: results from Nutrition UP 65 cross-sectional study. BMJ Open. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-033661

Sousa-Santos, A. R., Afonso, C., Borges, N., Santos, A., Padrão, P., Moreira, P., & Amaral, T. F. (2019). Factors associated with sarcopenia and undernutrition in older adults. Nutrition & Dietetics. https://doi.org/10.1111/1747-0080.12542

Sousa-Santos, A. R., Afonso, C., Santos, A., Borges, N., Moreira, P., Padrão, P., Fonseca, I., & Amaral, T. F. (2018). The association between 25(OH)D levels, frailty status and obesity indices in older adults. PLOS ONE. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0198650

Sousa-Santos, A. R., Afonso, C., Borges, N., Santos, A., Padrão, P., Moreira, P., & Amaral, T. F. (2018). Sarcopenia and undernutrition among Portuguese older adults: Results from Nutrition UP 65 study. Food and Nutrition Bulletin. https://doi.org/10.1177/0379572118765801

Sousa-Santos, A. R., Afonso, C., Moreira, P., Padrão, P., Santos, A., Borges, N., & Amaral, T. F. (2018). Weakness: The most frequent criterion among pre-frail and frail older Portuguese. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 74, 104-108. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.archger.2017.10.014

Sousa-Santos, A. R., & Amaral, T. F. (2017). Differences in handgrip strength protocols to identify sarcopenia and frailty: A systematic review. BMC Geriatrics, 17(1), 218. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-017-0625-y

Sousa-Santos, A. R. (2025). Antropometria e composição corporal. In Manual Técnico de Avaliação do Estado Nutricional (pp. 93-122). Associação Portuguesa de Nutrição. (in press)

Mendes, J., Afonso, C., Santos, A., Borges, N., Padrão, P., Moreira, P., Guerra, R., et al. (2019). Estratégias alimentares e nutricionais para a população idosa portuguesa: contributo do projeto Nutrition UP 65. In A Geriatria e a Gerontologia no século XXI - da clínica à integração, participação social e cuidados globais às pessoas idosas (pp. 208-215). Lisboa: Sociedade Portuguesa de Geriatria e Gerontologia.