ReviewOsteoporosis and sarcopenia2022
South Asian Working Action Group on SARCOpenia (SWAG-SARCO) - A consensus document.
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31 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Prevalence and diagnostic variability of sarcopenia in India: A systematic review and meta-analysis.The Indian journal of medical research · 2026Pooled it
- Evidence-based position paper on Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (PRM) professional practice for persons with sarcopenia. The European PRM position (UEMS PRM Section).European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Start with muscle mass or muscle strength in diagnosis and management of sarcopenia? A systematic review of guidance documents.Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition · 2024Pooled it
- Consensus guidelines for sarcopenia prevention, diagnosis and management in Australia and New Zealand.Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle · 2023Pooled it
- Proportion of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Attributable to Overweight/Obesity Among South Asian Women: A Retrospective Cohort Study in Delhi, India.Clinical obesity · 2026Article
- Enhancing the accuracy of bioimpedance-derived appendicular skeletal muscle mass in aged adults through machine learning.European geriatric medicine · 2026Article
- Visceral-to-peripheral adiposity ratio in proneness to sarcopenic obesity: association with low muscle strength, but not low muscle mass, in young women of South Asian descent.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2026Article
- Clinical utility of ultrasound in the assessment of sarcopenia in cancer patients: A cross-sectional study.Medicine · 2025Observational
- A focus shift from sarcopenia to muscle health in the Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia 2025 Consensus Update.Nature aging · 2025Review
- Therapeutic Exercise for Hospitalized Sarcopenic Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Impact of Sarcopenia, Dynapenia, and Obesity on Muscle Strength and Quality in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients: A Sex-Specific Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Management of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD)-An expert consensus statement from Indian diabetologists' perspective.Diabetes, obesity & metabolism · 2025Review
- South Asians and cardiometabolic health: A framework for comprehensive care for the individual, community, and population - An American society for preventive cardiology clinical practice statement.American journal of preventive cardiology · 2025Article
- Relationship between age and various muscle quality indices in Japanese individuals via bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA).Journal of physiological anthropology · 2025Article
- Are Dietary Patterns Relevant for Reducing the Risk of Fractures and Sarcopenia?Current osteoporosis reports · 2025Review
- An Indian Consensus on Sarcopenia: Epidemiology, Etiology, Clinical Impact, Screening, and Therapeutic Approaches.International journal of general medicine · 2025Article
- Diagnosis and management of metabolic dysfunction- associated steatotic liver disease in South Asians- A clinical review.Obesity pillars · 2024Review
- Prevalence and associated risk factors of sarcopenia in community-dwelling older adults in Pakistan: a cross-sectional study.BMC geriatrics · 2024Article
- Correlational analysis of sarcopenia and multimorbidity among older inpatients.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2024Article
- Hand grip strength as a proposed new vital sign of health: a narrative review of evidences.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2024Review
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Abstract
The South Asian population is rapidly ageing and sarcopenia is likely to become a huge burden in this region if proper action is not taken in time. Several sarcopenia guidelines are available, from the western world and from East Asia. However, these guidelines are not fully relevant for the South Asian healthcare ecosystem. South Asia is ethnically, culturally, and phenotypically unique. Additionally, the region is seeing an increase in non-communicable lifestyle disease and obesity. Both these conditions can lead to sarcopenia. However, secondary sarcopenia and sarcopenic obesity are either not dealt with in detail or are missing in other guidelines. Hence, we present a consensus on the screening, diagnosis and management of sarcopenia, which addresses the gaps in the current guidelines. This South Asian consensus gives equal importance to muscle function, muscle strength, and muscle mass; provides cost-effective clinical and easy to implement solutions; highlights secondary sarcopenia and sarcopenic obesity; lists commonly used biomarkers; reminds us that osteo-arthro-muscular triad should be seen as a single entity to address sarcopenia; stresses on prevention over treatment; and prioritizes non-pharmacological over pharmacological management. As literature is scarce from this region, the authors call for more South Asian research guided interventions.
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