ArticleAnnals of geriatric medicine and research2025
Measurement of the Calf Muscle Circumference is Useful for Diagnosing Sarcopenia in Older Adults Requiring Long-Term Care.
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- Anthropometrically estimated calf muscle circumference is a marker for early detection of muscle mass decline in older adults: Second report.The journal of nutrition, health & aging · 2026Article
- Hierarchical Evaluation of Predictive Models for Confirmed Sarcopenia: Discrimination, Calibration, and Clinical Applicability in a Cross-Sectional Study of Older Adults.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Age-specific prevalence and risk factors for severe activity of daily living disability among older adults residing in long-term care facilities in Korea: A cross-sectional study using first year of a longitudinal study.Journal of Korean gerontological nursing · 2025Article
- Usefulness of a newly developed ultrasonic system to estimate skeletal muscle mass and muscle strength in community-dwelling older adults.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Evaluation of sarcopenia diagnosis strategies in Chinese community-dwelling older adults based on the 2019 Asian Working Group guidelines: a cross-sectional study.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
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backgroundCalf muscle circumference is a potential alternative for measuring skeletal muscle mass. However, the association between calf muscle circumference and sarcopenia and the reliability of sarcopenia diagnosis based on calf muscle circumference have not been well reported. In this study, we aimed to determine the usefulness of calf muscle circumference measurement in the diagnosis of sarcopenia.
methodsA cross-sectional study was conducted using data collected from 63 older adults (40 male and 23 female; mean age, 79.7±6.5 years) using day-care rehabilitation. Sarcopenia was defined according to the guidelines of the 2019 Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia (AWGS 2019). The association between sarcopenia and calf muscle circumference was determined using multiple regression analysis, and the reliability of sarcopenia diagnosis based on calf muscle circumference was determined using the kappa coefficient.
resultsOverall, 36.5% (30.4% female and 40.0% male) of the participants had sarcopenia. Calf muscle circumference was independently associated with sarcopenia. The best cutoff points for calf muscle circumference to identify older adults at risk of low skeletal muscle mass were 28.7 cm and 31.1 cm for female and male participants, respectively. Furthermore, the kappa coefficient between sarcopenia diagnosed using calf muscle circumference and that diagnosed using the AWGS 2019 criteria was 0.80.
conclusionsCalf muscle circumference is independently and significantly associated with sarcopenia in older adults requiring long-term care. Calf muscle circumference is a surrogate for skeletal muscle mass and thus may be used to diagnose sarcopenia.
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