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This cross-sectional study included community-dwelling older aged\u2009\u2265\u200960 years from two senior citizen\u2019s association in Cameroon. Probable sarcopenia was assessed using grip strength and Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB). Screening for intrinsic capacity(IC) impairment was done using the Integrated Care to Older People(ICOPE) approach. Probable sarcopenia was defined by low handgrip strength and low physical performance. We included variables with a\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    -value\u2009&lt;\u2009.1 in the multivariable analysis model. The significance level was\n                    <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009&lt;\u2009.05. We included 108 participants [64.8% female, mean age (standard deviation) 70.4 (6.6) years]. The prevalence of probable sarcopenia was 34.3%. All participants had a positive screening for IC impairment and the main impaired domains were vision (88%), locomotion (61.1%) and cognition (50%). The probable sarcopenia group was likely to be older (72.9\u2009\u00b1\u20097.9 vs 69.6\u2009\u00b1\u20096.1\n                    <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009=\u2009.018), achieved lower education (\n                    <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009=\u2009.012) and had frequent history of stroke (\n                    <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009=\u2009.038). After adjusting for age, sex and comorbidities, participants with impaired vitality (OR3.60, 95%CI1.08\u201311.94) were likely to have probable sarcopenia. Participants with preserved locomotion (OR 0.12, 95%CI 0.02\u20130.66) and a lower number of IC domains impaired (OR 0.52, 95%CI 0.29\u20130.95) were less likely to have probable sarcopenia. With regard to the components of sarcopenia, preserved locomotion (OR 0.01, 95%IC 0.012\u20130.07) was associated with a higher physical performance. Lower number of IC domains impaired was associated with higher physical performance (OR 0.29, 95%CI0.12\u20130.76) and higher handgrip strength (OR0.58, 95%CI 0.37\u20130.92).This study suggest that IC impairment is associated to probable sarcopenia in this group of older adults in Cameroon. Further research on IC trajectories monitoring and incident confirmed sarcopenia as outcome are needed to plan targeted interventions taking into account local resources.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1371\/journal.pone.0344528","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,20]],"date-time":"2026-03-20T17:27:22Z","timestamp":1774027642000},"page":"e0344528","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pone.corrections_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["The prevalence of probable sarcopenia and intrinsic capacity impairment among a group of community-dwelling older people in an urban area in Cameroon"],"prefix":"10.1371","volume":"21","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3417-3351","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Marie-Josiane","family":"Ntsama Essomba","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"R\u00e9gine Myl\u00e8ne","family":"Mballa Mba","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Jean Jacques","family":"Noubiap","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Florence Denise","family":"Mvondo Lema","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Nadine","family":"Simo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Maturin","family":"Tabue Teguo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"340","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,20]]},"reference":[{"issue":"1","key":"pone.0344528.ref001","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"124","DOI":"10.1093\/ageing\/afs119","article-title":"Geriatric medicine: services and training in Africa","volume":"42","author":"CL Dotchin","year":"2013","journal-title":"Age Ageing"},{"issue":"11","key":"pone.0344528.ref002","first-page":"1","article-title":"Healthcare for older people in Africa","volume":"51","author":"B Cassim","year":"2022","journal-title":"Age Ageing"},{"issue":"3","key":"pone.0344528.ref003","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"145","DOI":"10.4103\/1596-3519.188896","article-title":"Establishing in-hospital geriatrics services in Africa: insights from the University of Benin Teaching Hospital geriatrics project","volume":"15","author":"OA Akoria","year":"2016","journal-title":"Ann Afr Med"},{"issue":"1","key":"pone.0344528.ref004","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"96","DOI":"10.1093\/ageing\/afaa219","article-title":"Prevalence of frailty in 62 countries across the world: a systematic review and meta-analysis of population-level studies","volume":"50","author":"R O\u2019Caoimh","year":"2021","journal-title":"Age Ageing"},{"issue":"3","key":"pone.0344528.ref005","first-page":"255","article-title":"Prevalence and correlates of frailty syndrome among older adults attending Chief Tony Anenih Geriatric Centre, University College Hospital, Ibadan","volume":"38","author":"SA Ajayi","year":"2021","journal-title":"West Afr J Med"},{"issue":"4","key":"pone.0344528.ref006","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"443","DOI":"10.4103\/njcp.njcp_374_17","article-title":"Factors associated with sarcopenia among older patients attending a geriatric clinic in Nigeria","volume":"21","author":"LA Adebusoye","year":"2018","journal-title":"Niger J Clin Pract"},{"issue":"1","key":"pone.0344528.ref007","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"17694","DOI":"10.1038\/s41598-022-22563-9","article-title":"Self-reported visual impairment and sarcopenia among older people in Cameroon","volume":"12","author":"S Metanmo","year":"2022","journal-title":"Sci Rep"},{"issue":"1","key":"pone.0344528.ref008","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"12","DOI":"10.1007\/s40520-023-02671-w","article-title":"Prevalence of sarcopenia in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies","volume":"36","author":"N Veronese","year":"2024","journal-title":"Aging Clin Exp Res"},{"issue":"5","key":"pone.0344528.ref009","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"512","DOI":"10.1002\/jcsm.12147","article-title":"Welcome to the ICD-10 code for sarcopenia","volume":"7","author":"SD Anker","year":"2016","journal-title":"J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle"},{"issue":"3","key":"pone.0344528.ref010","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.1093\/ageing\/afae052","article-title":"The conceptual definition of sarcopenia: delphi consensus from the global leadership initiative in sarcopenia (GLIS)","volume":"53","author":"B Kirk","year":"2024","journal-title":"Age Ageing"},{"issue":"1","key":"pone.0344528.ref011","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.1371\/journal.pone.0169548","article-title":"Health outcomes of sarcopenia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. 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