Table 2.
Distribution of SARC-F-J score
| Men | Women | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SARC-F-J, frequency (%) | SARC-F-J, frequency (%) | |||
| No sarcopenia n = 108 | Sarcopenia n = 18 | No sarcopenia n = 58 | Sarcopenia n = 23 | |
| SARC-F-J | ||||
| 1. Strength | ||||
| No difficulty | 95 (87.9) | 1 (5.6) | 45 (77.6) | 1 (4.3) |
| Some difficulty | 12 (11.2) | 11 (61.1) | 13 (22.4) | 14 (60.9) |
| Extreme difficulty or inability | 1 (0.9) | 6 (33.3) | 0 (0) | 8 (34.8) |
| 2. Assistance in walking | ||||
| No difficulty | 105 (97.2) | 5 (27.8) | 56 (96.6) | 8 (34.8) |
| Some difficulty | 3 (2.8) | 10 (55.6) | 2 (3.4) | 14 (60.9) |
| Extreme difficulty or inability | 0 (0) | 3 (16.6) | 0 (0) | 1 (4.3) |
| 3. Rise from a chair | ||||
| No difficulty | 95 (88.0) | 1 (5.6) | 51 (87.9) | 4 (17.4) |
| Some difficulty | 13 (12.0) | 14 (77.8) | 7 (12.1) | 15 (65.2) |
| Extreme difficulty or inability | 0 (0) | 3 (16.6) | 0 (0) | 4 (17.4) |
| 4. Climb stairs | ||||
| No difficulty | 71 (65.7) | 1 (5.6) | 37 (63.8) | 0 (0) |
| Some difficulty | 37 (34.3) | 10 (55.6) | 19 (32.8) | 14 (60.9) |
| Extreme difficulty or inability | 0 (0) | 7 (38.8) | 2 (3.4) | 9 (39.1) |
| 5. Falls | ||||
| None | 92 (85.2) | 6 (33.3) | 41 (70.7) | 12 (52.1) |
| 1–3 | 15 (13.9) | 8 (44.5) | 17 (29.3) | 10 (43.5) |
| >4 | 1 (0.9) | 4 (22.2) | 0 (0) | 1 (4.4) |