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Table 1 AWGS 2014 and AWGS 2019 cut-off points for sarcopenia

From: Beyond Sarcopenia: older adults with type II diabetes mellitus tend to experience an elevated risk of poor dynamic balance—a case–control study

 

Cut-off points AWGS 2014

Cut-off points AWGS 2019

Skeletal muscle index (kg/m2)

Male: < 7.0

Male: < 7.0

Female: < 5.7

Female: < 5.7

Grip strength (kg)

Male: < 26

Male: < 28

Female: < 18

Female: < 18

Gait speed (m/s)

0.8

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BMC Geriatrics

ISSN: 1471-2318

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