Sarcopenia: revised European consensus on definition and diagnosis
AGE AND AGEING, vol.48, no.1, pp.16-31, 2019 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 48 Issue: 1
- Publication Date: 2019
- Doi Number: 10.1093/ageing/afy169
- Journal Name: AGE AND AGEING
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.16-31
- Keywords: sarcopenia, muscle strength, physical performance, muscle assessment, EWGSOP2, older people, SKELETAL-MUSCLE MASS, BIOELECTRICAL-IMPEDANCE ANALYSIS, OF-LIFE QUESTIONNAIRE, LOWER-EXTREMITY FUNCTION, ADIPOSE-TISSUE VOLUMES, DWELLING OLDER-PEOPLE, ALL-CAUSE MORTALITY, COMPUTED-TOMOGRAPHY, GRIP STRENGTH, GAIT SPEED
- Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Background in 2010, the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP) published a sarcopenia definition that aimed to foster advances in identifying and caring for people with sarcopenia. In early 2018, the Working Group met again (EWGSOP2) to update the original definition in order to reflect scientific and clinical evidence that has built over the last decade. This paper presents our updated findings.