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. 2016 Jun 23;31(9):1479–1484. doi: 10.3346/jkms.2016.31.9.1479

Table 5. Summaries of studies of sarcopenia in patients with hip fracture.

Authors (reference) Study design Regions Population Mean age (yr) Definition Cut-off of muscle mass (appendicular muscle kg/ht2) by DXA Prevalence (%)
Hida, 2013 (13) Case-control Japan 357:2511 82.7(F), 80.3(M) Japanese criteria 6.87(M), 5.46(F) 81.1(M), 44.7(F)
Di Monaco, 2012 (14) Case series Italy 591 79.7 New Mexico Elder Health Survey < 2 SD in a young reference group 95(M), 64(F)
Gonzalez, 2015 (15) Case series Spain 479 78.3(F), 75.3(M) EWGOSP < 2 SD in a young reference group 12.4(M), 18.3(F)
Present study, 2016 Case-control Korea 359:1614 78.3(F), 75.3(M) AWGS 7.0(M), 5.4(F) 68.2(M), 44.3(F)
EWGOSP < 2 SD in a young reference group 80.5(M), 47.1(F)

EWGSOP, European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older people; AWGS, Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia; DXA, dual X-ray absorptiometry; F, female, M, male; SD, standard deviation.