Table 2 EWGSOP2 sarcopenia prevalence based on grip strength, chair stand, or any criteria
EWGSOP2 algorithm | Sarcopenia classification | 40–59 (n = 673) | 60–64 (n = 717) | 65–69 (n = 876) | 70–74 (n = 643) | 75–79 (n = 398) | 80–84 (n = 191) | All (n = 3498) | Age-standardized prevalence (%)a |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Grip strength + ALMheight2 | No sarcopenia | 668 (99.26) | 713 (99.44) | 871 (99.43) | 635 (98.76) | 388 (97.49) | 175 (91.62) | 3450 (98.63) | – |
Probable sarcopenia | 5 (0.74) | 4 (0.56) | 5 (0.57) | 7 (1.09) | 7 (1.76) | 10 (5.24) | 38 (1.09) | 1.00 | |
Confirmed sarcopenia | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) | 1 (0.16) | 3 (0.75) | 6 (3.14) | 10 (0.29) | 0.26 | |
Chair stands + ALMheight2 | No sarcopenia | 662 (98.37) | 698 (97.35) | 837 (95.55) | 593 (92.22) | 357 (89.70) | 152 (79.58) | 3299 (94.31) | |
Probable sarcopenia | 11 (1.63) | 19 (2.65) | 37 (4.22) | 46 (7.15) | 32 (8.04) | 31 (16.23) | 176 (5.03) | 3.89 | |
Confirmed sarcopenia | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) | 2 (0.23) | 4 (0.62) | 9 (2.26) | 8 (4.19) | 23 (0.66) | 0.51 | |
Any strength criteria + ALMheight2 | No sarcopenia | 659 (97.92) | 695 (96.93) | 833 (95.09) | 586 (91.14) | 350 (87.94) | 140 (73.30) | 3263 (93.28) | – |
Probable sarcopenia | 14 (2.08) | 22 (3.07) | 41 (4.68) | 53 (8.24) | 36 (9.05) | 39 (20.42) | 205 (5.86) | 4.54 | |
Confirmed sarcopenia | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) | 2 (0.23) | 4 (0.62) | 12 (3.02) | 12 (6.28) | 30 (0.86) | 0.69 |