No.

Author, year, country

Design/Duration

Participants

Type

n

Criteria for Sarcopenia

Tool Used to Assess Muscle Mass

Tool Used to Assess

Muscle Strength

Tool Used to Assess

Physical Performance

Sarcopenia

1

Cerri, et al. Italy [15]

Prospective Observational Study/3 months

Elderly adults         ≥ 65 years hospitalized

with malnutrition or at risk of malnutrition

Geriatrics

103

EWGSOP

Measured using BIA and estimated using the equation developed by Janssen &

Colleagues

Hand Grip Dynamometer

Gait speed (4m)

With = 22 (21.4%)

W/o = 58 (56.3%)

Uncertain = 23 (22.3%)

2

Gariballa & Alessa, UK [14]

Observational Study, patients who took part in a previous RCT.

Subjects ≥ 65 years with stable medical condition

Geriatrics

432

EWGSOP

Was measured by mid-arm muscle circumference (MAMC)

Hand Grip Dynamometer

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With = 44 (10.2%)

W/o = 388 (89.8%)

3

Martone, et al. Italy [4]

Observational Study

Patients ≥ 65 years w/o sarcopenia at baseline

In 12 acute care wards in Italy

Internal Med & Geriatrics

394

EWGSOP

Measured using BIA and estimated using the equation developed by Janssen &

Colleagues

Dynamometer

Gait speed (4m)

With = 58 (14.7%)

W/o = 336 (85.3%)

4

Rossi, et al. Italy [16]

Observational Cohort Study

Caucasians ≥  65 cognitively stable

Geriatrics

119

EWGSOP

Measured using BIA and estimated using the equation developed by

Janssen & Colleagues

Hand Grip Dynamometer

Gait speed (4m)

With = 31 (26%)

(low muscle mass)

W/o = 88 (74%)

(normal muscle mass)

5

Vetrano, et al, Italy [17]

Multicenter Observational Study

Patients ≥ 65 years

Geriatrics

770

EWGSOP

Measured using BIA

Hand Grip Dynamometer

Gait speed (4m)

With = 214 (28%)

W/o = 556 (72%)

6

Yang, et al.

China [18]

Prospective Observational Study

Subjects ≥ 60 years, in acute care ward of West China Hosp.

Geriatrics

288

AWGS

Appendicular Skeletal Muscle Mass (ASM) using validated equation

in Chinese pop’n

Hand Grip Dynamometer

Gait speed (4m)

With = 49 (17.0%)

W/o = 239 (83.0%)