Prevalence and factors associated with probable sarcopenia in southern Brazil: a population-based study

Dr Cristina Paludo

qualifications: PhD

contribution: Study conception and design, Study conception and design, Acquisition of data, Acquisition of data, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting of manuscript

Doutora e Mestre em Ciências da Saúde, Fisioterapeuta, Atua como fisioterapeuta na Prefeitura Municipal do Rio Grande, RS, Brasil.

Dr Tatiane Gonzalez

qualifications: PhD

contribution: Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Critical revision

Dr Pedro Soares

qualifications: PhD

contribution: Critical revision, Critical revision

Prof Rodrigo Meucci

qualifications: PhD

contribution: Study conception and design, Analysis and interpretation of data, Critical revision

position: Professor

Epidemiologist, Professor at the Federal University of Rio Grande (FURG), coordinator of the EpiRural Study – cohort of older adults in the rural area of Rio Grande, RS, Brazil. During his PhD, he investigated work related morbidities among tobacco farmers in southern Brazil.