Background Sarcopenia is increasingly recognized as a correlate of ageing and is associated
with increased likelihood of adverse outcomes including falls, fractures, frailty and mortality…

Objectives The European Society for Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis,
Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases (ESCEO) sought to revisit the 2014 algorithm …

The incidence and prevalence of vitamin D deficiency are increasing worldwide. It is estimated
that over 50% of the world’s population have low vitamin D (ie, hypovitaminosis D; serum …

Background All proposed definitions of sarcopenia include the measurement of muscle
mass, but the techniques and threshold values used vary. Indeed, the literature does not …

Background Follow-up epidemiologic studies are needed to assess trends and patterns of
disease spread. No follow-up epidemiologic study has been done in the Kingdom of Saudi …

Objective: Vitamin D deficiency has been associated with an increased risk of COVID-19
severity. This multi-center randomized clinical trial aims to determine the effects of 5000 IU …

Background Information on the clinical characteristics and outcomes of hospitalized Covid-19
patients with or without diabetes mellitus (DM) is limited in the Arab region. This study aims …

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the changes in circulating endotoxin after a high–saturated fat
meal to determine whether these effects depend on metabolic disease state. RESEARCH …

Background Accumulating evidence suggests an increased prevalence of vitamin D
deficiency in the Middle East. In this context, we aimed to determine whether the prevalence of …

Public health endorsements during the present COVID-19 pandemic has led the governments
of largely affected countries to imply policies that restrict social mobility to slow COVID-19 …