Open AccessImpact of Low Muscle Mass and Low Muscle Strength According to EWGSOP2 and EWGSOP1 in Community-Dwelling Older People
Author(s) -
Luisa Di Costanzo,
Antonio De Vincentis,
Angelo Di Iorio,
Stefania Bandinelli,
Luigi Ferrucci,
Raffaele Antonelli Incalzi,
Claudio Pedone
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the journals of gerontology. series a, biological sciences and medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1758-535X
pISSN - 1079-5006
DOI - 10.1093/gerona/glaa063
Subject(s) - sarcopenia , medicine , hazard ratio , confidence interval , proportional hazards model , cohort , confounding , cohort study
A universal definition of sarcopenia is still lacking. Since the European criteria have been recently revised, we aimed at studying prevalence of low muscle strength (LMS) and low muscle mass (LMM), as defined according to the European Working Group of Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP) 2 and 1 definitions, and their individual contribution toward mortality and incident mobility disability in a cohort of community-dwelling older people.