Table 2.

The Foundation for the National Institutes of Health Sarcopenia Project Recommended Modalities and Cut-Points for Identifying Functional Limitation, Muscle Weakness, and Low Lean Mass in Older Men and Women^a.

	Cut-Point for Men	Cut-Point for Women
Weakness with low lean mass
Gait speed	—	—
Muscle strength: grip strength	<26 kg	<16 kg
Lean mass: ALMBMI	<0.789	<0.512
Weakness and slowness with low lean mass
Gait speed	<0.8 m/s	<0.8 m/s
Weakness	<26 kg	<16 kg
Lean mass: ALMBMI	<0.789	<0.512

Abbreviations: ALM, appendicular lean mass; BMI, body mass index; ALM_BMI, ALM divided by BMI.

^aAdapted from Studenski et al.¹⁴