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Defining sarcopenia
- Source :
- Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care. 23:127-132
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2020.
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Abstract
- Purpose of review To summarize the latest advances and caveats in defining sarcopenia and discuss the implications of the most recent worldwide initiatives which are trying to harmonize the definition. Recent findings The evolution over time of the definitions of sarcopenia is discussed, with a focus on the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People 2 (EWGSOP2) definition and the Sarcopenia Definitions and Outcomes Consortium (SDOC) conference. The EWGSOP2 and the SDOC agree on the overall concept of sarcopenia, which involves both impaired function (low muscle strength) and structural damage (low muscle mass/quality). However, physical performance is considered as a diagnostic criterion (EWGSOP), a severity grading assessment (EWGSOP2) or an outcome (SDOC) pending on the definition used. Muscle strength has been recognized as the best predictor of health outcomes. Muscle mass alone, as part of the definition of cachexia, sarcopenia and malnutrition, is a nondefining parameter. Furthermore, there is a lack of precision in measurement techniques and variability of the cut-off points in defining it. Summary We discuss the relationship of sarcopenia with cachexia, malnutrition and frailty, and the areas that are hampering agreement. We summarize key scientific evidence, consider future study of this nutrition-related disease and raise concern about the need for a universal definition of sarcopenia.
- Subjects :
- Male
0301 basic medicine
Gerontology
Sarcopenia
Cachexia
Frail Elderly
Medicine (miscellaneous)
Muscle Strength Dynamometer
Disease
Muscle mass
Health outcomes
Scientific evidence
Diagnosis, Differential
03 medical and health sciences
Low muscle mass
0302 clinical medicine
Reference Values
Terminology as Topic
medicine
Humans
Muscle Strength
Geriatric Assessment
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
030109 nutrition & dietetics
Nutrition and Dietetics
Frailty
business.industry
Malnutrition
030208 emergency & critical care medicine
Physical Functional Performance
medicine.disease
Nutrition Assessment
Female
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 13631950
- Volume :
- 23
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....c9a1afd34c9027cebd1086ca95c6e241