Table 4 Sarcopenia prevalence (%) according to EWGSOP1 and 2 at selected cut-offs

EWGSOP 1 (T-score − 2.0)

5.1

9.9^b

7.8

56

65

62

16

EWGSOP 2 (T-score − 2.0)

3.8

9.5^b

7.0

54

63

60

15

EWGSOP 1 (T-score − 2.5)

1.8

2.0

1.9

33

51^b

45

8.4

EWGSOP 2 (T-score − 2.5)

1.0

1.6

1.4

33

47

42

7.5

EWGSOP 1 (original)^a

4.6

1.8^b

3.1

61

50

54

11

EWGSOP 2 (original)^a

3.6

2.2

2.8

53

54

54

10

EWGSOP 1 or 2, severe (T-score − 2.0)

0.5

1.8

1.2

25

35

31

5.8

EWGSOP 1 or 2, severe (T-score − 2.5)

0.3

0.2

0.2

12

23

19

3.1

EWGSOP 1, severe (original)^a

0

0

0

3.5

6.0

5.1

0.8

EWGSOP 2, severe (original)^a

0

0

0

3.5

6.0

5.1

0.8