Clinically Relevant Cut-off Points for the Diagnosis of Sarcopenia in Older Korean People

• Published in: The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences Vol. 72; no. 12; p. 1724
• Main Authors: Choe, Yu-Ri, Joh, Ju-Youn, Kim, Yeon-Pyo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 09.11.2017
• Subjects: Aged; Asians; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Hand Strength; Humans; Male; Muscle, Skeletal - anatomy & histology; Predictive Value of Tests; Sarcopenia - diagnosis; Sarcopenia; Korean; Cut-off point

The optimal criteria applied to older Korean people have not been defined. We aimed to define clinically relevant cut-off points for older Korean people and to compare the predictive validity with other definitions of sarcopenia. Nine hundred and sixteen older Koreans (≥65 years) were included in th...