Table 1.

Diagnostic criteria for AWGS sarcopenia.

	Evaluation content	Gender	Criteria
One	The mass of skeletal muscle measured by the dual energy X-ray absorption method; calculation of the ratio of the mass to the height square	Male	<7.0 kg/m2
		Female	<5.4 kg/m2
Two	Grip strength	Male	<26 kg
		Female	<18 kg
	Walking speed	6-minute walking speed	<0.8 m/s

Note. Patients who met any of these criteria could be diagnosed with sarcopenia.