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Association between gut microbiota and sarcopenia in older adults: a cross-sectional analysis from the second wave of the Birjand Longitudinal Aging Study (BLAS)

Crossref DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40520-026-03403-6

Published Online: 2026-04-30

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Authors

Ramezani Kashal, Fatemeh

Sharifi, Farshad

Najafi, Sadaf

Ettehad Marvasti, Fateme

Moodi, Mitra

Shafaei, Ebrahim

Taghavi, MinaSadat

Hosseini, Fatemeh-Sadat

Khorashadizadeh, Masoumeh

Namaei, Mohammad Hasan

Heshmat, Ramin

Shafiee, Gita

Ejtahed, Hanieh-Sadat
Funding

Funding for this research was provided by:

Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences
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Article History

Received: 20 October 2025

Accepted: 13 April 2026

First Online: 30 April 2026

Declarations

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: The authors declare no competing interests.

: This study was approved by the Research Ethical Committee of Endocrinology Metabolism Research Institute of Tehran University of Medical Sciences (code: IR.TUMS.EMRI.REC.1399.071).

: All procedures involving human participants in this study were carried out in compliance with the ethical requirements of the Institutional Review Boards of the participating institutions, as well as the 1964 Helsinki Declaration and its later revisions or comparable ethical standards.

: Written informed consent was obtained from all participants prior to participation.

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