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. 2019 Apr 13;75(7):1317–1323. doi: 10.1093/gerona/glz081

Table 1.

Studies Participating in the Sarcopenia Outcomes and Definitions Consortium

Study Eligibility N Men N Women
Epidemiological studies
 Osteoporotic Fractures in Men (MrOS) Study1,2 Ambulatory community-dwelling men, aged ≥ 65 y 5,835 0
 Study of Osteoporotic Fractures (SOF)3,4 Ambulatory community-dwelling women, aged ≥ 65 y 0 1,246
 Health, Aging and Body Composition Study (Health ABC)5 Nondisabled black and white men and women aged 70–80 652 746
 MrOS Sweden6 Men aged ≥ 70 y in three Swedish communities 2,876 0
 Mr and MsOS Hong Kong7,8 Men and women aged ≥ 65 y residing in Hong Kong 2,000 2,000
 Concord Health and Aging in Men Project (CHAMP)9 Men aged ≥ 65 y living near Concord, Australia 1,529 0
 Cardiovascular Health Study10,11 Age ≥65 y at original study enrollment 638 871
 Johnston County Arthritis Study12 Rural white and black residents of Johnston County, North Carolina 153 285
Epidemiological studies total 13,683 5,148
Clinical populations and randomized trials
 LIFE-Pilot Trial Men and women aged 70–89 y 72 187
 VIVE2 Trial Community-dwelling men and women ≥ 70 y 80 64
 TOM Trial Community-dwelling men ≥ 65 y 194
 SECRET Trial Men and women aged > 60 y with HFPEF 16 71
 PIE2 Trial Men and women aged ≥ 60 y with HFPEF 17 40
 IDEA Trial Men and women aged ≥ 60 y with closed hip fracture 54 130
 MACS Bone Strength Substudy (BOSS) HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected men aged 50–79 y 370
 Women’s Interagency HIV Study HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected women aged 30–55 187
 Baltimore Hip Studies 4 Community-dwelling women ≥ 65 y 121
 Baltimore Hip Studies 7 Men and women aged ≥ 65 y and admitted for surgical repair of hip fracture 54 71
Clinical populations and randomized trials total 857 871
Population-based studies
 Health and Retirement Survey (HRS) Men and women aged 51+; our analyses limited to those ≥ 65 y 3,170 4,200
 National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS) Nationally representative sample of Medicare beneficiaries, ≥ 65 y 2,460 3,154
Population-based studies total 5,630 7,354

Note: LIFE-Pilot, Lifestyle Intervention for Elders Pilot Study; MrOS Sweden, Osteoporotic Fractures in Men Study in Sweden; MrOS Hong Kong, Osteoporotic Fractures in Men Study in Hong Kong; MsOS Hong Kong, Osteoporotic Fractures in Women Study in Hong Kong; TOM Trial, Testosterone in Older Men with Mobility Limitation Trial; VIVE2 Trial, The Vitality, Independence, and Vigor in the Elderly 2 Study; SECRET Trial, Exercise Intolerance in Elderly Patients With HFpEF (Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction); PIE2 Trial, Pharmacologic Interventions in the Elderly Study 2; IDEA Trial, Intensive Diet and Exercise for Arthritis study.