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Observational studyThe journal of nutrition, health & aging2017

Assessing the Risk of Sarcopenia in the Elderly: The Mini Sarcopenia Risk Assessment (MSRA) Questionnaire.

A P Rossi, R Micciolo, S Rubele, F Fantin, C Caliari, E Zoico, G Mazzali, E Ferrari, S Volpato, M Zamboni

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10 authors.

A P RossiAndrea P Rossi, M.D., Ph.D. Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics, University of Verona, Ospedale Maggiore, Piazzale Stefani 1, 37126 Verona, Italy, +39-45-8122537, +39-45-8122043 (fax), E-mail : andrea.rossi@hotmail.it.
R Micciolo
S Rubele
F Fantin
C Caliari
E Zoico
G Mazzali
E Ferrari
S Volpato
M Zamboni

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesto validate the MSRA questionnaire proposed as prescreening tool for sarcopenia, in a population of community-dwelling elderly subjects.

designobservational study.

settingcommunity dwelling elderly subjects.

participants274 community dwelling elderly subjects, 177 women and 97 men, aged 66-78 years. MEASUREMENTS: Based on EWGSOP diagnostic criteria subjects were classified as sarcopenic and non-sarcopenic. The Mini Sarcopenia Risk Assessment (MSRA) questionnaire, is composed of seven questions and investigates anamnestic and nutritional characteristics related to risk of sarcopenia onset (age, protein and dairy products consumption, number of meals per day, physical activity level, number of hospitalizations and weight loss in the last year).

results33.5% of the study population, were classified as sarcopenic. With the 7-item MSRA score, subjects with a score of 30 or less, had a 4-fold greater risk of being sarcopenic than subjects with a score higher than 30 (OR:4.20;95% CI:2.26-8.06); area under the ROC curve was 0.786 (95% CI:0.725-0.847). In a logistic regression, considering as dependent variable the probability of being sarcopenic, and as independent variables the 7 items of the questionnaire, two items (number of meals and milk and dairy products consumption) showed non-significant diagnostic power. A 5-item score was then derived and the area under the ROC curve was 0.789 (95% IC:0.728-0.851). Taking into account the cost of false positive and false negative costs and the prevalence of sarcopenia, the "optimal" threshold of the original MSRA score (based on 7 items) is 30, with a sensitivity of 0.804 and a specificity of 0.505, while the "optimal" threshold of the MSRA score based on 5 items, is 45, with a sensitivity of 0.804 and a specificity of 0.604.

conclusionthis preliminary study shows that the MSRA questionnaire is predictive of sarcopenia and can be suggested as prescreening instrument to detect this condition. The use of a short form of the MSRA questionnaire improves the capacity to identify sarcopenic subjects.

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Surveys and QuestionnairesAgedExerciseFemaleHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMuscle StrengthPrevalenceRisk AssessmentROC CurveSarcopeniamuscle strengthrisk factor assessmentSarcopenia

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