Comparison of the 2010 and 2019 diagnostic criteria for sarcopenia by the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP) in two cohorts of Swedish older adults

Table 1 Operational definition of sarcopenia and severe sarcopenia according to EWGSOP1 and 2

Sarcopenia criteria	Low muscle mass	Low muscle strength	Low physical performance
EWGSOP1	✓	✓ Or ✓
EWGSOP2	✓	✓
EWGSOP1 & 2, severe	✓	✓	✓

EWGSOP; European Working Groupon Sarcopenia in Older People 2010 (EWGSOP1) [1] and 2019 (EWGSOP2) [2]

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