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. 2024 Jan 27;8(1):e13033. doi: 10.1002/jgh3.13033

Table 6.

Studies reporting on prevalence of sarcopenia in inflammatory bowel disease as per revised definition (myopenia and grip strength)

S.no Author Year Country Number Parameters measured Prevalence
1 Bryant et al. 82 2015 Australia 137 Muscle strength: Grip strength 12%
Muscle mass: DEXA (ASMI)
2 Bryant et al. 83 2018 Australia

110

CD‐79

UC‐28

Muscle strength: Grip strength 15%
Muscle mass: DEXA (ASMI)
3 Pizzoferrato et al. 84 2019 Italy

127

CD‐69

UC‐58

Muscle strength: Degree of asthenia based on VAS of 1–100 28%
Muscle mass: DEXA and Bioelectrical impedance analysis
4 Ünal et al. 85 2021 Turkey

344

CD‐122

UC‐222

Muscle strength: Grip strength 7.6%
Muscle mass: Bioelectrical impedance analysis
5 Liu et al. 86 2022 China

110

CD‐25

UC‐85

Muscle strength: Grip strength 30%
Muscle mass: Bioelectrical impedance analysis
6 Bharath et al. 91 2023 India 114 (UC) Muscle strength: Grip strength 21.9%
Muscle mass: DEXA (ASMI)

ASMI, appendicular skeletal muscle index; CD, Crohn's disease; DEXA, dual energy X‐ray absorptiometry; UC, ulcerative colitis: VAS, visual analogue scale.