Cut-off points to identify sarcopenia according to European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP) definition

Prevalence of sarcopenia in community‐dwelling older people of Mexico City using the EGWSOP (European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People) diagnostic criteria

“…The differences in the prevalence reported in the literature with our results appear to be attributed to the age of the population and to the methods used for the evaluation as well as cut-off points used for the diagnosis of sarcopenia [19]. Though, previous studies, remark the special value of comparison of elderly population with the subjects under similar characteristics, to reflect with precision the trend of sarcopenia prevalence [20][21][22][23]. Our study could be considered as one of the first studies referent to describe the prevalence of sarcopenia in urban community-dwelling older people in Latin America.…”

“…As previously mentioned, in our study we used the criteria proposed by the EWGSOP [4], adjusting the cut-off point for muscle mass in our study population as recommended in place of using another cut-off point for a population different from ours [4,23]. The cut-off point was obtained from a group of young adult volunteers in our study population.…”

Sarcopenia in diabetic nephropathy: a cross-sectional study

“…In our study, the muscle mass, walking speed and muscle strength threshold values used in the evaluation of sarcopenia were based on the results of Bahat et al's work in our country [15].…”

Psoas as a sentinel muscle for sarcopenia: a flawed premise

“…Within these restrictions, effort is taken to measure as much, if not all of the muscle, to fully represent this organ system. Literature on sarcopenia does not focus on specific individual muscles, rather the systemic loss of muscle, and its impact on overall function2, 3 is highlighted. While the CT approach is not yet set to internationally accepted standards, the majority of researchers adopted quantification of total lumbar muscle cross‐sectional area (CSA) because this region is the object of diagnostic imaging in multiple illnesses and this area of the body includes a diverse representation of muscles ( psoas , erector spinae , quadratus lumborum , transverse abdominis , external and internal obliques, and rectus abdominus ).…”

“…In the end, it is not surprising that the notion of a single sentinel muscle for the diagnosis of sarcopenia is not proposed by any expert group,1, 2 as it would be difficult to claim that any one muscle is representative. While it is hoped that the quantification of human skeletal muscle mass might be made more accessible and rapid, this aim may be more realistically be achieved by automation of the total muscle segmentation in CT images 13…”