PMC:4159494 / 7964-8479 JSONTXT

{"target":"https://pubannotation.org/docs/sourcedb/PMC/sourceid/4159494","sourcedb":"PMC","sourceid":"4159494","source_url":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/4159494","text":"Although there are several working definitions of sarcopenia, one of the most commonly used criteria is a level of skeletal muscle mass (ASM index, Table 1) lower than 2 SD below the expected mean for healthy young adults, as established by DXA. This sex-specific definition corresponds to ≤7.26 kg/m2 for men and ≤5.45 kg/m2 for women [19]. Importantly, individuals below this cut point have a significantly increased risk of adverse functional status, such as higher risk of disability, falls, and fractures [20].","tracks":[]}