. 2023 Jan 5;14(1):565–575. doi: 10.1002/jcsm.13160

Table 1.

Definitions of sarcopenia and thresholds used for each sarcopenia component

Definition	Algorithm	Original thresholds	Modified thresholds
2019 European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP2) ⁵	Low grip strength and ALM index	Grip strength: <27 kg (M), <16 kg (W) ALM index:<7.0 kg/m² (M), <5.5 kg/m² (W)	Grip strength: <35.5 kg (M) and <20 kg (W) ALM index:<7.0 kg/m² (M), <5.5 kg/m² (W)
Sarcopenia Definitions and Outcomes Consortium (SDOC) ⁷	Low grip strength and gait speed	Grip strength: <35.5 kg (M) and <20 kg (W) Gait speed: <0.8 m/s	Grip strength: <35.5 kg (M) and <20 kg (W) Gait speed: <1.0 m/s

Definition

Algorithm

Original thresholds

Modified thresholds

2019 European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP2) ⁵

Low grip strength and ALM index

Grip strength: <27 kg (M), <16 kg (W)

ALM index:<7.0 kg/m² (M), <5.5 kg/m² (W)

Grip strength: <35.5 kg (M) and <20 kg (W)

ALM index:<7.0 kg/m² (M), <5.5 kg/m² (W)

Sarcopenia Definitions and Outcomes Consortium (SDOC) ⁷

Low grip strength and gait speed

Grip strength: <35.5 kg (M) and <20 kg (W)

Gait speed: <0.8 m/s

Grip strength: <35.5 kg (M) and <20 kg (W)

Gait speed: <1.0 m/s

ALM, appendicular lean mass; M, men; W, women.

All main analyses were restricted to white men. EWGSOP2 also proposed thresholds for ALM [<20 kg (M), <15 kg (W)]; ALM index [ALM (kg) /height²(m)] was used for analysis instead of ALM to ensure that height was accounted for.