Sarcopenia as a predictor of hospitalization among older people: a systematic review and meta-analysis

BMC Geriatrics

Table 2 Study and sarcopenia criteria

study	Sarcopenia criteria	Item,tool, Cutoff points						Prevalence (%)	Ref
		Muscle mass		Muscle strength		Physical performance
		Tool	Cutoff points	Tool	Cutoff points	Tool	Cutoff point
P.M Cawthon	EWFSOP	ALM/height2	Men ALM/height²: ≤ 7.23 kg/m²)	Grip strength:	GS < 30 k	Gait speed	≤ 0.8 m/s	7.5	[17]
S.Gariballa	EWFSOP	MAMC	Men: MAMC <21.1 cm Women: MAMC <19.2 cm	Grip strength:	Men:GS<30 kg Women: GS<20 kg	None	None	10	[16]
L.Bianchi	EWFSOP	BIA	Men:SMI < 8.87 kg/m² Women:SMI < 6.42 kg/m²	Grip strength:	Men: BMI ≤ 24 kg/m² GS ≤29 kg, BMI 24.1–28 kg/m² GS ≤30 kg, BMI > 28 kg/m² GS ≤ 32 kg; women: BMI ≤ 23 kg/m2 GS ≤17 kg, BMI 23.1– 26 kg/m2 GS ≤17.3 kg, BMI 26.1–29 kg/m2 GS ≤18 kg, BMI > 29 kg/m² GS ≤21 kg)	Gait speed:4 m	≤ 0.8 m/s	10.2	[14]
T.Henwood	EWFSOP	BIA	Men:SMI < 8.87 kg/m² Women:SMI < 6.42 kg/m²	Grip strength	Men:GS<30 kg Women: GS<20 kg	Gait speed: 4 m	≤ 0.8 m/s	40.2	[18]
M.Yang	AWGS	SMI	men: SMI < 6.70 kg/m², women: SMI < 4.75 kg/m²	Grip strength	Men:GS<26 kg Women: GS<18 kg	Gait speed: 4 m	≤ 0.8 m/s	17	[15]

ALM appendicular lean mass, ASM appendicular muscle mass, AWGS Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia, BIA bioimpedance analysis, BMI body mass index, DXA dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, EWGSOP the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People, GS grip strength, MAMC mid-arm muscle circumference, SMI skeletal muscle mass index

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