TABLE 2.

Prevalence of malnutrition according to the ESPEN criteria in community‐dwelling older population from the SarcoPhAge study at baseline (n = 411)

Diagnosis	First option: Body mass index < 18.5 kg/m2	7 (1.7)
	OR
	Second option: Unintentional weight loss + low body mass index (<20 kg/m2 if <70 years, or <22 kg/m2 if ≥70 years)	13 (3.2)
	or
	Unintentional weight loss + low fat‐free mass index (<17 kg/m2 in men and 15 kg/m2 in women)	24 (5.8)
Total number of participants meeting the ESPEN criteria		30 (7.3)

ESPEN, European Society of Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism