Comparison of standard versus population-specific handgrip strength cut-off points in the detection of probable sarcopenia after launch of EWGSOP2

Bahat, Gulistan; Kilic, Cihan; Altinkaynak, Mustafa; Akif Karan, Mehmet

doi:10.1080/13685538.2020.1870038

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Comparison of standard versus population-specific handgrip strength cut-off points in the detection of probable sarcopenia after launch of EWGSOP2

Author(s): Gulistan Bahat ¹ , Cihan Kilic ¹ , Mustafa Altinkaynak ² , Mehmet Akif Karan ¹

Publication date (Electronic): January 12 2021

Journal: The Aging Male

Publisher: Informa UK Limited

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Abstract

We aimed to compare European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP2)-suggested and population-specific handgrip strength (HGS) thresholds to detect probable sarcopenia and their associations with physical-performance measures and frailty.