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Table 2 The cut-off values for criteria of operational definition of sarcopenia according to sex

From: Probable and confirmed sarcopenia are still better predictors of disability than sarcopenic obesity following ESPEN/EASO consensus steps

The criteria

Threshold value

Men

Women

Low handgrip strength [35], kg

35

20

Reduced muscle mass by BIA

  

 SMM/W, %* [36]

27.53

23.26

 SMM/BMI* [36]

0.82

0.58

 SMM/(H2)** [38], kg/m2

8.33

5.70

  1. BIA: the bioelectrical impedance analysis, SMM: skeletal muscle mass, W: weight, BMI: body mass index, H2: height square
  2. *SMM was calculated according to Janssen equation in the given reference [36]
  3. ** SMM was calculated according to Janssen equation in the given reference [38]