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Table 4 Prevalence of LMM, LMS and LPF under different diagnostic criteria

From: Prevalence of sarcopenia under different diagnostic criteria and the changes in muscle mass, muscle strength, and physical function with age in Chinese old adults

 

LMM

LMS

LPF

Sarcopenia

AWGS 2019

172 (17.0%)

145 (14.4%)

160 (15.9%)

87 (8.6%)

EWGSOP 2

172 (17.0%)

121 (12%)

75 (7.4%)

54 (5.4%)

AWGS 2014

172 (17.0%)

100 (9.9%)

75 (7.4%)

60 (5.9%)

EWGSOP 1

293 (29.0%)

198 (19.6%)

75 (7.4%)

123 (12.2%)

IWGS

293 (29.0%)

160 (15.9%)

87 (8.6%)

FNIH

198 (19.6%)

100 (9.9%)

75 (7.4%)

23 (2.3%)

χ2

105.72

58.02

103.86

88.15

value

< 0.001*

< 0.001*

< 0.001*

< 0.001*

  1. LMM low muscle mass, LMS low muscle strength, LPF low physical function, AWGS Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia, EWGSOP European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People, IWGS the International Working Group on Sarcopenia, FNIH the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health
  2. *P < 0.05