results. The objective was to assess whether presarcopenia and sarcopenia are associated
with an increase in fracture risk. We conducted a retrospective study using the UK Biobank
cohort and the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People 2 (EWGSOP2)
criteria. Muscle strength was evaluated using hand‐grip strength (HGS) and muscle mass
using the skeletal muscle index (SMI; from bioimpedance analysis). Presarcopenia was …