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Definition of sarcopenia used in this study based on the Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia (AWGS) 2019 guidelines, where ‘sarcopenia’ is defined as ‘low appendicular skeletal muscle mass index (ASMI) with either low muscle strength or low physical performance’, while ‘severe sarcopenia’ is defined as ‘low ASMI with low muscle strength and low physical performance’. DXA, dual‐energy X‐ray absorptiometry.
