EWGSOP2 Versus EWGSOP1: Impact on the Prevalence of Sarcopenia and Its Major Health Consequences

In June 2018, we published in your journal an article showing that sarcopenia, characterized by the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP) definition developed in 2010,1 was associated with an increased risk of mortality.2 In October 2018, the EWGSOP revised its consensus and proposed a new operational definition of sarcopenia, the EWGSOP2.3 We seek here to compare the prevalence of sarcopenia defined by EWGSOP1 and by EWGSOP2, and the major outcomes associated with each of these definitions.

Source: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association - January 17, 2019 Category: Health Management Authors: M édéa Locquet, Charlotte Beaudart, Jean Petermans, Jean-Yves Reginster, Olivier Bruyère Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research