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Table 6 Difference in sarcopenia prevalence at T-score cut-offs − 2.0 vs. -2.5 using the EWGSOP1 and 2 operational definitions

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

 

Sarcopenia (cut-offs)

  

Sarcopenia (cut-offs)

  

EWGSOP1

T-score − 2.0 vs. -2.5

EWGSOP2

T-score − 2.0 vs. -2.5

Cohort/Sex (n)

Difference % (95%CI)

P-valuea

Κb

Difference % (95%CI)

P-valuea

Κb

All (1041)

7.6 (6.0–9.3)

< 0.001

0.65

7.5 (5.9–9.2)

< 0.001

0.63

70-yrs

 Both sexes (884)

5.9 (4.4–7.6)

< 0.001

0.38

5.7 (4.2–7.4)

< 0.001

0.31

 Men (391)

3.3 (1.6–5.6)

< 0.001

0.51

2.8 (1.2–5.0)

< 0.001

0.41

 Women (493)

7.9 (5.7–10.6)

< 0.001

0.32

7.9 (5.7–10.6)

< 0.001

0.27

85-yrs

 Both sexes (157)

17.2 (11.1–23.0)

< 0.001

0.66

17.8 (11.6–23.7)

< 0.001

0.65

 Men (57)

22.8 (11.1–33.3)

< 0.001

0.56

21.1 (9.7–31.3)

< 0.001

0.59

 Women (100)

14.0 (6.9–20.8)

< 0.001

0.71

16.0 (8.5–23.1)

< 0.001

0.68

  1. EWGSOP; The European Working Groupon Sarcopenia in Older People 2010 (EWGSOP1 )[1] and 2019 (EWGSOP2) [2] diagnostic criteria (Table 1 and Table 3)
  2. a Difference, Exact binomial sign test
  3. b Agreement, Cohen’s kappa
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