Prevalence of sarcopenia in a Danish geriatric out-patient population

Mathilde Glud Christensen; Katrine Storm Piper; Rasmus Dreier; Charlotte Suetta; Hanne Elkjær Andersen

Prevalence of sarcopenia in a Danish geriatric out-patient population

Mathilde Glud Christensen, Katrine Storm Piper, Rasmus Dreier, Charlotte Suetta, Hanne Elkjær Andersen

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INTRODUCTION: The prevalence of sarcopenia varies extensively depending on the definitions and studied populations. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of sarcopenia in a Danish geriatric out-patient population using criteria from the European Working Group on Sarcopenia (EWGSOP). METHODS: Patients referred to a geriatric outpatient-clinic were included. Using the EWGSOP´s recommendations, Ap-pendicular skeletal muscle mass (ASM), hand-grip strength (HGS) and gait speed (ten-meter walk (GS)) were assessed. Skeletal muscle mass index (SMI) was calculated by ASM/ height² (kg/m²), and patients were classified with: no sarcopenia (normal SMI), pre-sarcopenia (reduced SMI, normal HGS and GS), sarcopenia (reduced SMI and reduced HGS or GS) or severe sarcopenia (reduced SMI, HGS and GS). RESULTS: A total of 189 patients were screened, 80 were included. In all, 12 (15%) had severe sarcopenia, nine (11%) sarcopenia, eight (10%) pre-sarcopenia and 51 (64%) no sarcopenia. Mean age was significantly higher in the SARC-group (sarcopenia and severe sarcopenia) than in the NO-SARC-group (pre-sarcopenia and no sarcopenia) (p = 0.009), and BMI was significantly lower in the SARC-group (p < 0.0001). No difference was found in gender distribution (p = 0.729). CONCLUSIONS: 26% of patients in a geriatric outpatient population had sarcopenia, which highlights that this is a common condition. Standard assessments can identify functional limitations, but not sarcopenia. The EWGSOP’s recommendations are feasible, and we suggest that they should form part of the standard clinical comprehensive geriatric assessment.

Original language	English
Article number	A5485
Journal	Danish Medical Journal
Volume	65
Issue number	6
Number of pages	6
ISSN	1603-9629
Publication status	Published - Jun 2018

Keywords

Absorptiometry, Photon
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Denmark/epidemiology
Female
Geriatric Assessment
Hand Strength
Humans
Logistic Models
Male
Multivariate Analysis
Outpatients
Prevalence
Sarcopenia/epidemiology
Walking Speed

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Prevalence of sarcopenia in a Danish geriatric out-patient population

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