Table 2.

Deficit cut-off values for continuous variables by sex – adapted from (9).

Variable	Deficit for men	Deficit for women
Body mass index (BMI)	<18.5, ≥30 as a deficit	<18.5, ≥30 as a deficit
	25– <30 as a “half deficit”	25– <30 as a “half deficit”
Grip strength (kg)	For BMI ≤ 24, GS ≤ 29	For BMI ≤ 23, GS ≤ 17
	For BMI 24.1–28, GS ≤ 30	For BMI 23.1–26, GS ≤ 17.3
	For BMI > 28, GS ≤ 32	For BMI 26.1–29, GS ≤ 18
		For BMI > 29, GS ≤ 21
Rapid pace walk (s)	>10	>10
Usual pace walk (s)	>16	>16