Comparison of standard <i>versus</i> population-specific handgrip strength cut-off points in the detection of probable sarcopenia after launch of EWGSOP2.


BAHAT-ÖZTÜRK G., Kilic C., Altinkaynak M., Akif Karan M.

The aging male : the official journal of the International Society for the Study of the Aging Male, vol.23, no.5, pp.1564-1569, 2020 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

Abstract

Objective: We aimed to compare European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP2)-suggested and population-specific handgrip strength (HGS) thresholds to detect probable sarcopenia and their associations with physical-performance measures and frailty.