作者
Jeanine M Van Ancum, Julian Alcazar, Carel GM Meskers, Barbara Rubæk Nielsen, Charlotte Suetta, Andrea B Maier
发表日期
2020/9/1
期刊
Archives of gerontology and geriatrics
卷号
90
页码范围
104125
出版商
Elsevier
简介
Background and Purpose
The revised European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP2, version 2019) definition of sarcopenia differs with respect to the EWGSOP (version 2010) definition in applied criteria and their cut-off values. We aimed to investigate the impact of the new definition on sarcopenia prevalence in various populations of older adults.
Methods
Eight cohorts, including community-dwelling older adults, geriatric outpatients and patients admitted to acute and subacute inpatient wards were assessed on sarcopenia prevalence.
Results
A total of 2256 participants (56.4 % female) were included with a median age of the cohorts of 71.7–83.3 years. In males, sarcopenia prevalence was 31.9 % according to EWGSOP compared to 12.0 % according to EWGSOP2. In females, sarcopenia prevalence was 4.9 % and 6.1 % according to EWGSOP and EWGSOP2 respectively. Lower cut-off …
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