Cut-off points to identify sarcopenia according to European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP) definition

Bahat, Gulistan; Tufan, Asli; Tufan, Fatih; Kilic, Cihan; Akpinar, Timur; Kose, Murat; Erten, Nilgun; Karan, Mehmet; Cruz-Jentoft, Alfonso

doi:10.1016/j.clnu.2016.02.002

Cut-off points to identify sarcopenia according to European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP) definition

Bahat G., Tufan A., Tufan F., Kilic C., Akpinar T. S. , Kose M., ...More

CLINICAL NUTRITION, vol.35, no.6, pp.1557-1563, 2016 (Journal Indexed in SCI)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 35 Issue: 6
Publication Date: 2016
Doi Number: 10.1016/j.clnu.2016.02.002
Title of Journal : CLINICAL NUTRITION
Page Numbers: pp.1557-1563

Abstract

Background: The reported prevalence of sarcopenia ranges widely depending on its definition criterion. European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP) developed a practical clinical definition and consensus diagnostic criteria. This definition recommends using normative data of the study population rather than other reference populations.