title: Letter to the Editor on the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.
authors.affiliation: Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Geriatrics, 06100 Ankara, Turkey. Electronic address: drcemalk@yahoo.com.tr.
authors.forename: Muhammet Cemal
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Kizilarslanoglu
authors.affiliation: Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Geriatrics, 06100 Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Rana Tuna
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Dogrul
authors.affiliation: Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Geriatrics, 06100 Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mustafa Kemal
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Kilic
authors.affiliation: Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Geriatrics, 06100 Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mehmet Emin
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Kuyumcu
authors.affiliation: Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Geriatrics, 06100 Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Yusuf
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yesil
authors.affiliation: Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Geriatrics, 06100 Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Burcu Balam
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Yavuz
authors.affiliation: Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Geriatrics, 06100 Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cankurtaran
authors.affiliation: Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Geriatrics, 06100 Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Meltem
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Halil
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D017698:Postmenopause; D055948:Sarcopenia / Q000097:blood* / Q000453:epidemiology*