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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Maturitas. 2016 Apr 23;93:13–17. doi: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2016.04.014

Table 1.

Comparison of measurements in musculoskeletal aging [8, 27, 3136]

FRAILTY
Canadian Study of Health and Aging (CSHA) Frailty Scale 7 point labelled scale ‘Very fit’ – ‘severely frail’
Frailty Index Cumulative deficit score. Index = sum of deficits over total score based on number of items used (e.g. 36) 0 - 0.2 no frailty
0.2 – 0.4 mild frailty
0.4 – 1.0 frailty
Phenotype model (Fried et al criteria) 5 criteria 1 – 2 pre-frail
≥ 3 frail
SARCOPENIA Low muscle mass: Low muscle strength: Low physical performance:
IWG ALM/ht2
Men: <7.23kg/ m2
Women: <5.67kg/m2
Low grip strength
(undefined)
Gait speed <1.0 m/s
EWGSOP ALM/ht2
Men: <7.23kg/ m2
Women: <5.67kg/m2
Low grip strength
Men: <30kg
Women: < 20kg
Gait speed < 0.8m/s
SCWD Low ALM/ht2 (undefined) Gait speed < 1.0 m/s or 6min walk < 400m
FNIH ALM:BMI ratio
Men: <0.789
Women: <0.512
Low grip strength
Men: <26kg
Women: <16kg
Gait speed < 0.8 m/s
ESPEN/SIG ≥ 2 standard deviations below the mean measured in young adults Gait speed < 0.8 m/s
OSTEOARTHRITIS
Radiological: Kellgren and Lawrence system 0-4 grades severity
Symptomatic: Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index (WOMAC) Self-report questions:
5 pain
2 stiffness
17 functional limitation
Score out of 96:
tertiles can be used with the lowest, middle, and highest groups representing mild, moderate, and severe OA
Clinical: American College of Rheumatology (ACR) criteria Variable signs and symptoms criteria dependent on joint
OSTEOPOROSIS
WHO BMD ≤2.5 T score
Risk calculators: Number of risk factors Age range Gender BMD Timescale
QFracture 2012 31 30-99 Male/female no 1-10 year time points of prediction
FRAX 11 40-90 Female optional 10 year
Garvan 5 60-96 Male/female no 5 and 10 year