ArticleJournal of the American Medical Directors Association2020
Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia: 2019 Consensus Update on Sarcopenia Diagnosis and Treatment.
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27 authors at 18 institutions in 7 countries.
Liang-Kung ChenAging and Health Research Center, National Yang Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan; Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan. Electronic address: lkchen2@vghtpe.gov.tw.
Jean WooDepartment of Medicine and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong S.A.R., China. Electronic address: jeanwoowong@cuhk.edu.hk.
Prasert AssantachaiDivision of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Tung-Wai AuyeungThe S. H. Ho Center for Gerontology and Geriatrics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong S.A.R, China.
Ming-Yueh ChouAging and Health Research Center, National Yang Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan; Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Katsuya IijimaInstitute of Gerontology, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Hak Chul JangDepartment of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea.
Lin KangDepartment of Geriatrics, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China.
Miji KimDepartment of Biomedical Science and Technology, College of Medicine, East-West Medical Research Institute, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea.
Sunyoung KimDepartment of Family Medicine, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea.
Taro KojimaDepartment of Geriatric Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Masafumi KuzuyaDepartment of Community Healthcare and Geriatrics, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Aichi, Japan.
Jenny S W LeeThe S. H. Ho Center for Gerontology and Geriatrics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong S.A.R, China.
Sang Yoon LeeDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea; Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
Wei-Ju LeeAging and Health Research Center, National Yang Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Family Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital Yuanshan Branch, Yilan, Taiwan.
Yunhwan LeeDepartment of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea.
Chih-Kuang LiangAging and Health Research Center, National Yang Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan; Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Jae-Young LimDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea.
Wee Shiong LimInstitute of Geriatrics and Active Aging, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore.
Li-Ning PengAging and Health Research Center, National Yang Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan; Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Ken SugimotoDepartment of Geriatric Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan.
Tomoki TanakaCenter for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Chang Won WonDepartment of Family Medicine, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea.
Minoru YamadaGraduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tokyo, Japan.
Teimei ZhangBeijing Institute of Geriatrics, Beijing Hospital, Ministry of Health, Beijing, China.
Masahiro AkishitaDepartment of Geriatric Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Hidenori AraiNational Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Obu, Aichi, Japan. Electronic address: harai@ncgg.go.jp.
National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University · TWChinese University of Hong Kong · HKKyung Hee University · KRSeoul National University Bundang Hospital · KRThe University of Tokyo · JPAjou University · KRBeijing Hospital · CNChinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College · CNJapan Community Healthcare Organization · JPKaohsiung Veterans General Hospital · TWKyung Hee University East-West Neo Medical Center · KRNational Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology · JPSeoul National University · KRSiriraj Hospital · THTan Tock Seng Hospital · SGThe University of Osaka · JPTokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology · JPUniversity of Tsukuba · JP
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Abstract
Clinical and research interest in sarcopenia has burgeoned internationally, Asia included. The Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia (AWGS) 2014 consensus defined sarcopenia as "age-related loss of muscle mass, plus low muscle strength, and/or low physical performance" and specified cutoffs for each diagnostic component; research in Asia consequently flourished, prompting this update. AWGS 2019 retains the previous definition of sarcopenia but revises the diagnostic algorithm, protocols, and some criteria: low muscle strength is defined as handgrip strength <28 kg for men and <18 kg for women; criteria for low physical performance are 6-m walk <1.0 m/s, Short Physical Performance Battery score ≤9, or 5-time chair stand test ≥12 seconds. AWGS 2019 retains the original cutoffs for height-adjusted muscle mass: dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, <7.0 kg/m
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