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Table 6 Prevalence of Sarcopenia reported by studies in the last two decades

From: Prevalence of sarcopenia in community dwelling outpatient postmenopausal Hungarian women

Study

Year

Country

Male/Female

Age, years mean (SD) [Range]

Assesment method

Sarcopenia prevalence, %

Muscle mass

Muscle strength

Physical performance

Total

Male

Female

Landi et al. [6]

2012

Italy

31/91

84.1 (4.8) [70+]

BIA

HGS

GS

32.8

67.7

20.8

Sanada et al. [7]

2012

Japan

0/533

[30–84]

DXA

HGS, LEP

Sit and reach, VO2 max

24.2

24.2

Tanimoto et al. [8]

2012

Japan

364/794

F: 73.9 (6.3) [65+]

BIA

HGS

GS

11.3

10.7

Abellan van Kan et al. [9]

2013

France

0/3025

80.51 (3.9) [≥75]

DXA

HGS

GS

5.2

5.2

Verschueren et al. [10]

2013

Belgium, UK

679/0

59.6 (10.7) [40–79]

DXA

HGS, IIS

GS

3.7

3.7

Patil et al. [11]

2013

Finland

0/409

74.2 (3.0) [70–80]

DXA

HGS

SPPB (4MGS, TUG, SB)

0.9–2.7

0.9

Landi et al. [12]

2013

Italy

118/236

85.8 (4.9)

MAMC

HGS

4MGS

29.1

27.1

19.8

Malmstrom et al. [13]

2013

USA

124/195

59.2 (4.4)

DXA

not included

4MGS, 6MWT

4.1

Legrand et al. [14]

2013

Belgium

103/185

84.8 (3.6) [> 80]

BIA

HGS

mSPPB, GS

12.5

14.6

12.4

Yamada et al. [15]

2013

Japan

568/1314

74.9 (5.5) [65–89]

BIA

HGS

10MGS

22

21.8

22.1

McIntosh et al. [16]

2013

Canada

42/43

75.2 (5.7)

BIA

HGS

DGI

6

5

7

Volpato et al. [17]

2014

Italy

250/288

77.1 (5.5) [65–89]

BIA

HGS

4MGS

10.2

7.6

12.5

Murphy et al. [18]

2014

USA

1426/1502

F: 73.8 (2.85)

DXA

HGS

GS

5

Jones et al. [19]

2015

UK

354/268

70.35 (9.2)

BIA

HGS

4MGS

14.5

11.8

17.4

Mijnarends et al. [20]

2016

Neatherlands

117/110

74.9 (7.2)

BIA

HGS

4MGS

23.3

23.9

22.7

Wang et al. [21]

2016

China

190/65

65.1 (10.85)

L3 TAMA

HGS

6MGS

12.5

13.7

9.2

Sousa et al. [22]

2016

Portugal

354/302

56 (22)

BIA

HGS

not included

24.2

28.5

19.2

Gani et al. [23]

2016

USA

608/561

62 [52–70]

L3 TPV

not included

not included

25.1

25

25.1

Wang et al. [24]

2016

China

462/482

69.02 (6.3) [60–92]

DXA, BIA

HGS

6MGS

10.4

8.2

12.5

Dorosty et al. [25]

2016

Iran

310/334

70.8 (6.1)

BIA

HGS

6MGS

16.5

21.3

8.9

Diz et al. [26]

2017

Brazil

2927/6459

83.4 (2.9)

DXA

not included

not included

17

12

20

Tramontano et al. [27]

2017

Peru

102/120

[65+]

BIA

not included

SPPB, 6MWT

17.6

0.01

31.7

Lou et al. [28]

2017

China

161/45

64 (10.1)

L3 TAMA

HGS

6MGS

6.8

5.6

11.1

Antunes et al. [29]

2017

Portugal

82/119

[65+]

MUAMC, MAMC

HGS

TUG

10.4

17.1

5.9

Kaplan et al. [30]

2017

USA

269/181

76 (68–89)

L3 TAMA

not included

not included

53.5

60.6

43.1

Huang et al. [31]

2017

China

364/106

65 (15)

L3 TAMA, VFA

HGS

6MWT

17

16.2

18.8

Lo et al. [32]

2017

Taiwan

689/648

[65+]

BIA

not included

not included

24.7

24.8

24.5

Dodds et al. [33]

2017

UK

282/437

[85+]

BIA

HGS

TUG converted to GS

20.7

20.9

20.6

Ngeuleu et al. [34]

2017

Marocco

16/107

52.3 (13.2)

DXA

not included

not included

39.8

56.3

37.4

Bianchi et al. [35]

2017

Italy

321/334

81 (6.8) [> 65]

BIA

HGS

4MGS

34.7

36.5

32.9

Martone et al. [36]

2017

Italy

183/211

79.6 (6.4)

BIA

HGS

4MGS

14.7

15.8

13.7

Bokshan et al. [37]

2017

USA

26/24

[55+]

L4 TPA

not included

not included

32

30.7

33.3

van Vugt et al. [38]

2018

Netherlands

149/75

[48–62]

L3 TAMA

not included

not included

24.6

24.8

24

Christensen et al. [39]

2018

Denmark

28/52

79 (6.6) [65–94]

DXA

HGS

10MGS

26.2

28.6

25

Chen et al. [40]

2018

China

228/148

64.33 (12.3)

TAMA, VFA

HGS

6MWT

24.5

19.3

32.4

Fung et al. [41]

2019

Singapur

206/181

68.3 (5.7) [60–89]

BIA

HGS

6MGS

27.4

21.8

33.7

Yang et al. [42]

2019

China

112/204

[60+]

BIA

HGS

4MGS

28.8

30.4

27.9

Our study

 

Hungary

0/100

67 [50–83]

DXA

HGS

GS

31

31

  1. BIA Bioelectric impedance analysis, HGS Hand grip strength, GS Gait speed, DXA Dual energy X-ray absorptiometry, LEP Leg extension power, VO2 max Maximal oxygen uptake, IIS Isometric and isokinetic strength, SPPB Short physical performance battery, 4mGS Gait speed (4 m), TUG Timed up and go test, SB Standing balance, MAMC Mid-arm muscle circumference, 6MWT 6-min walk test, mSPPB Modified short physical performance battery, 10MGS Gait speed (10 m), DGI Dynamic gait index, L3 TAMA Total abdominal muscle area at L3 lumbar spine level, 6MGS Gait speed (6 m), L3 TPV Total psoas volume at L3 lumbar spine level, MUAMC Mid-upper-arm muscle circumference, VFA Visceral fat area, L4 TPA Total psoas area at L4 lumbar spine level