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Table 3 Prevalence (%) of reduced hand grip strength, gait speed and muscle mass

From: 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

Measure

Cut-offsa

Prevalence (%)

70-year-olds

85-year-olds

Criteria

Men

Women

Men

Women

Men

Women

Grip strength, (kPa)

T-score − 2.0

<  73

<  68

18

35

89

91

T-score − 2.5

<  69

<  59

10

12

81

75

Gait speed 30 m, (m/s)

T-score − 2.0

<  1.09

<  1.08

9.2

10

49

59

T-score − 2.5

<  1.00

< 0.98

5.1

3.4

33

40

EWGSOP1&2

< 0.80

< 0.80

1.5

0.6

8.8

12

Muscle Mass, (ALSTI, kg/m2)b

T-score − 2.0

<  6.92

<  5.65

11

20

56

68

T-score − 2.5

<  6.53

<  5.45

3.8

10

37

59

EWGSOP1

<  7.26

<  5.45

21

10

74

59

EWGSOP2

<  7.00

<  5.50

13

12

63

64

  1. a Cut-offs according to European Working Groupon Sarcopenia in Older People 2010 (EWGSOP1) [1], 2019 (EWGSOP2) [2] and population specific T-scores (− 2.0 and − 2.5)
  2. b Appendicular lean soft tissue index; ALSTI, measured by Dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry
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BMC Geriatrics

ISSN: 1471-2318

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