Table 2.

Percentage of individuals for each component of Sarcopenia (N=1598).

Characteristicsa	Definition	n (%)
Low muscle mass	Calf circumference less than 31 cm	941(58.9)
Low muscle strength	The 20% of patients who obtained the lowest results in the grip test (adjusted for BMI and stratified by sex) Men Strength ≤ 19.1 for BMI ≤ 22.4 Strength ≤ 19.6 for BMI 22.5–24.8 Strength ≤ 19.6 for BMI 24.9–28.2 Strength ≤ 17.2 for BMI ≥ 28.3 Women Strength ≤ 16.9 for BMI ≤ 22 Strength ≤ 15.2 for BMI 22.1–24.2 Strength ≤ 15.1 for BMI 24.3–27.8 Strength ≤ 19.8 for BMI ≥ 27.9	228(14.3)
Poor physical performance	SPPB < 6	333(20.8)

^aSarcopenia is defined as low muscle mass and at least one of the following:Low muscle strength and/or poor physical performance.