Table 2.
Sarcopenia cut-off values from EWGSOP2 and AWGS.
| Test | EWGSOP2 |
AWGS |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.