Grip strength values and cut-off points based on over 200,000 adults of the German National Cohort - a comparison to the EWGSOP2 cut-off points.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP) updated in 2018 the cut-off points for low grip strength to assess sarcopenia based on pooled data from 12 British studies.

Objective

Comparison of the EWGSOP2 cut-off points for low grip strength to those derived from a large German sample.

Methods

We assessed the grip strength distribution across age and derived low grip strength cut-off points for men and women (peak mean -2.5 × SD) based on 200,389 German National Cohort (NAKO) participants aged 19-75 years. In 1,012 Cooperative Health Research in the Region of Augsburg (KORA)-Age participants aged 65-93 years, we calculated the age-standardised prevalence of low grip strength and time-dependent sensitivity and specificity for all-cause m

SUBMITTER: Huemer MT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9879709 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature