Tommy Cederholm1, John E Morley. 1. aDepartment of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism, Uppsala University bDepartment of Geriatric Medicine, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden cDivisions of Geriatric Medicine and Endocrinology, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Abstract
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: To highlight the new international definitions of sarcopenia. RECENT FINDINGS: New international definitions of sarcopenia have been evaluated and shown to be predictive of poor outcomes in older persons. SUMMARY: There is now international agreement that the definition for sarcopenia should include not only muscle mass, but also some measure of muscle function, such as walking speed or distance or grip strength.
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: To highlight the new international definitions of sarcopenia. RECENT FINDINGS: New international definitions of sarcopenia have been evaluated and shown to be predictive of poor outcomes in older persons. SUMMARY: There is now international agreement that the definition for sarcopenia should include not only muscle mass, but also some measure of muscle function, such as walking speed or distance or grip strength.