Table 2.

Screening thresholds for diagnosis of sarcopenia in the LACE trial

	Males	Females
Walking speed over 4 m (m/s)	< 0.8	< 0.8
Maximum handgrip strength (kg)	< 30	< 20
Height-adjusted skeletal muscle mass:
BMI < 18.5 (kg/m2)	≤ 6.02	≤ 5.25
BMI 18.5–24.9 (kg/m2)	≤ 7.14	≤ 5.70
BMI 25.0–29.9 (kg/m2)	≤ 8.00	≤ 6.19
BMI ≥ 30 (kg/m2)	≤ 8.77	≤ 6.72

Diagnosis requires low walking speed and/or low grip strength AND low muscle mass

BMI body mass index, LACE Leucine and Angiotensin Converting Enzyme inhibitors in sarcopenia