articleAge and AgeingApr 13, 2010BRONZE OA

Sarcopenia: European consensus on definition and diagnosis

AJAlfonso J. Cruz‐JentoftJBJean‐Pierre BaeyensJMJürgen M. BauerYBYves Boirie‌TCTommy Cederholm

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Abstract

The European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP) developed a practical clinical definition and consensus diagnostic criteria for age-related sarcopenia. EWGSOP included representatives from four participant organisations, i.e. the European Geriatric Medicine Society, the European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism, the International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics-European Region and the International Association of Nutrition and Aging. These organisations endorsed the findings in the final document. The group met and addressed the following questions, using the medical literature to build evidence-based answers: (i) What is sarcopenia? (ii) What parameters define…

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  • Sarcopenia
  • Medicine
  • Geriatrics
  • Sarcopenic obesity
  • Gerontology
  • Grip strength
  • Muscle mass
  • Physical medicine and rehabilitation
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