Table 1.
Target screening at: |
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Bed bound |
Non ambulatory |
Unable to rise from a sitting position unassisted |
History of weight loss (>5%) |
Noted or reported decline in function, strength |
History of recurrent falls |
Post hospitalization |
Co-morbidities associated with loss of muscle mass (e.g. diabetes mellitus, congestive heart failure, chronic kidney disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, rheumatoid arthritis.) |
Gait speed < 0.8 m/s over 4 m |
Adapted from: Fielding RA, Vellas B, Evans WJ, et al. Sarcopenia: an undiagnosed condition in older adults. Current consensus definition: prevalence, etiology, and consequences. International working group on sarcopenia. J Am Med Dir Assoc. May 2011;12(4):249–256 [11]