Table 2.
The Characteristics of Answers Given to the Questions from the SARC-F and Additional Items (CC, Age, BMI) of the Whole Study Population and According to EWGSOP1 and Modified EWGSOP2 Criteria
| SARC-F Components | Total n=115 |
Sarcopenia (EWGSOP1) n=20 |
Without Sarcopenia (EWGSOP1) n=95 |
p | Sarcopenia (Modified) EWGSOP2) n=16 |
Without Sarcopenia (Modified EWGSOP2) n=99 |
p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1. Strength - difficulty lifting and carrying about 5 kg | None | 59 (51.3) | 7 (35.0) | 52 (54.7) | 0.0484 | 5 (31.3) | 54 (54.5) | 0.1133 |
| Some | 34 (29.6) | 5 (25.0) | 29 (30.5) | 5 (31.3) | 29 (29.3) | |||
| A lot or unable | 22 (19.1) | 8 (40.0) | 14 (14.7) | 6 (37.5) | 16 (16.2) | |||
| Q2. Assistance in walking - difficulty walking across a room | None | 101 (87.8) | 15 (75.0) | 86 (90.5) | 0.2056 | 11 (68.8) | 90 (90.9) | 0.0820 |
| Some | 11 (9.6) | 4 (20.0) | 7 (7.4) | 4 (25.0) | 7 (7.1) | |||
| A lot, use aids, or unable | 3 (2.6) | 1 (5.0) | 2 (2.1) | 1 (6.3) | 2 (2.0) | |||
| Q3. Rise from a chair - difficulty transferring from a chair or bed | None | 82 (71.3) | 13 (65.0) | 69 (72.6) | 0.2153 | 9 (56.3) | 73 (73.7) | 0.1032 |
| Some | 29 (25.2) | 7 (35.0) | 21 (22.1) | 7 (43.8) | 21 (21.2) | |||
| A lot or unable without help | 4 (3.5) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (5.3) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (5.1) | |||
| Q4. Climb stairs - difficulty climbing a flight of 10 stairs | None | 86 (74.8) | 13 (65.0) | 73 (76.8) | 0.3823 | 10 (62.5) | 76 (76.8) | 0.2731 |
| Some | 15 (13.1) | 5 (25.0) | 19 (20.0) | 4 (25.0) | 20 (20.2) | |||
| A lot or unable | 5 (4.3) | 2 (10.0) | 3 (3.2) | 2 (12.5) | 3 (3.0) | |||
| Q5. Falls - times fallen in the past year | None | 89 (77.4) | 14 (70.0) | 75 (78.9) | 0.6952 | 10 (62.5) | 79 (79.8) | 0.3423 |
| 1–3 falls | 22 (19.1) | 5 (25.0) | 17 (17.9) | 5 (31.3) | 17 (17.2) | |||
| ≥4 falls | 4 (3.5) | 1 (5.0) | 3 (3.2) | 1 (6.3) | 3 (3.0) | |||
| Additional items | ||||||||
| Calf circumference (cm) | W > 33 cm/M >34 cm | 85 (73.9) | 6 (30.0) | 79 (83.2) | 0.0000 | 6 (37.5) | 79 (79.8) | 0.0011 |
| W ≤ 33 cm/M ≤ 34 cm | 30 (26.1) | 14 (70.0) | 16 (16.8) | 10 (62.5) | 20 (20.2) | |||
| Calf circumference (cm) | ≤ 31 cm for both gender | 14 (12.2) | 9 (45.0) | 5 (5.3) | 0.0000 | 6 (37.5) | 8 (8.1) | 0.0034 |
| > 31 cm for both gender | 101 (87.8) | 11 (55.0) | 90 (94.7) | 10 (62.5) | 91 (91.9) | |||
| Age | <75 years | 64 (55.7) | 11 (55.0) | 53 (55.8) | 0.9485 | 8 (50.0) | 56 (56.6) | 0.6238 |
| ≥75 years | 51 (44.3) | 9 (45.0) | 42 (44.2) | 8 (50.0) | 43 (43.4) | |||
| Body Mass Index | ≤21 kg/m2 | 16 (13.9) | 9 (45.0) | 7 (7.4) | 0.0001 | 6 (37.5) | 10 (10.1) | 0.0108 |
| >21 kg/m2 | 99 (86.1) | 11 (55.0) | 88 (92.6) | 10 (62.5) | 89 (89.9) | |||
Note: Data are presented as n (%).
Abbreviations: Q, question; W, women; M, men.