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. 2020 Oct 14;2(4):202–210. doi: 10.1016/j.smhs.2020.10.001

Table 2.

Sarcopenia cut-off values from EWGSOP2 and AWGS.

Test EWGSOP2
AWGS
Men Women Men Women
Muscle strength
 Hand grip strength <27 kg <16 kg <28 kg <18 kg
 Chair stand >15 s for five rises >15 s for five rises
Muscle mass/quantity
 DXA ASM/height2 <7.0 kg/m2 <5.5 kg/m2 <7.0 kg/m2 <5.4 kg/m2
 BIA ASM/height2 <7.0 kg/m2 <5.7 kg/m2
Performance
 Gait speed ≤0.8 m/s ≤0.8 m/s ≤0.8 m/s ≤0.8 m/s
 SPPB ≤8 point ≤8 point ≤9 point ≤9 point
 TUG ≥20 s ≥20 s Not recommended Not recommended

Abbreviations: ASM, appendicular skeletal muscle mass; AWGS, Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia; BIA, bioelectrical impedance analysis; DXA, dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry; EWGSOP, European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People. SPPB, Short Physical Performance Battery; TUG, Timed-Up and Go test.