Lopes, N.C.; Vicedomini, A.C.C.; Magalhães, N.V.; Waitzberg, D.L.; Jacob-Filho, W.; Busse, A.L.; Ferdinando, D.; Pereira, R.M.R.; Torrinhas, R.S.M.M.; Belarmino, G. Sarc-Global: A New Sarcopenia Screening Tool in Older Adults. Preprints2024, 2024040511. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202404.0511.v1
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Lopes, N.C., Vicedomini, A.C.C., Magalhães, N.V., Waitzberg, D.L., Jacob-Filho, W., Busse, A.L., Ferdinando, D., Pereira, R.M.R., Torrinhas, R.S.M.M., & Belarmino, G. (2024). Sarc-Global: A New Sarcopenia Screening Tool in Older Adults. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202404.0511.v1
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Lopes, N.C., Raquel S. M. M. Torrinhas and Giliane Belarmino. 2024 "Sarc-Global: A New Sarcopenia Screening Tool in Older Adults" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202404.0511.v1
Abstract
Sarcopenia is associated with clinical complications, which increase mortality. Effective sarcopenia risk screening in the elderly should be grounded in a comprehensive assessment, encompassing both nutritional status and medication use. Current screening tools, while emphasizing muscular per-formance, exhibit limited sensitivity in identifying elderly individuals at risk of sarcopenia. This cross-sectional study aimed to develop a sarcopenia risk screening tool, named Sarc-Global, with enhanced sensitivity, incorporating factors pertinent to the overall health of the elderly. Utilizing the criteria established by EWGSOP2 for diagnosing sarcopenia, we evaluated 395 communi-ty-dwelling elderly individuals. This evaluation served as a reference for assessing the efficacy of two validated questionnaires, Sarc-F and Sarc-CalF, and our newly developed Sarc-Global. Con-structed through multiple logistic regression, Sarc-Global integrates variables such as sex, age, medication use, body mass index, arm circumference, and handgrip strength – all significantly associated with sarcopenia (p
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