Validating the SARC-F: a suitable community screening tool for sarcopenia?

• Published in: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association Vol. 15; no. 9; p. 630
• Main Authors: Woo, Jean, Leung, Jason, Morley, John E
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.09.2014
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Female; Geriatric Assessment - methods; Hong Kong - epidemiology; Humans; Male; Mass Screening - methods; Prospective Studies; Risk Assessment; Sarcopenia - diagnosis; Sarcopenia - epidemiology; Surveys and Questionnaires; Hong Kong; physical limitation; Sarcopenia; screening

Using data from the Hong Kong Mr and Ms Os study, we validated the SARC-F against 3 consensus definitions of sarcopenia from Europe, Asia, and an international group, and compared the ability of all 4 measures to predict 4-year physical limitation, walking speed, and repeated chair stands. Prospecti...