title: [Transdisciplinary Approach for Sarcopenia. Sarcopenia : definition and the criteria for Asian elderly people].
abstract: Sarcopenia is a syndrome characterized by loss of skeletal muscle mass and function (strength and physical performance) with a risk of adverse outcomes. Asian criteria have been decided recently by the Asia Working Group for Sarcopenia (AWGS) . AWGS defined sarcopenia as low skeletal muscle mass plus low muscle strength and/or low physical performance based on the previous reports. AWGS recommend cutoff values for muscle mass (7.0 kg/m(2) for men and 5.4 kg/m(2) for women by using dual X-ray absorptiometry, and 7.0 kg/m(2) for men and 5.7 kg/m(2) for women by using bioelectrical impedance analysis) , handgrip strength (<26 kg for men and <18 kg for women) , and usual gait speed (<0.8 m/s) . The prevalence of sarcopenia in Japanese elderly men and women diagnosed using Asian criteria was 9.6% and 7.7%, respectively. The estimated number of prevalent cases of sarcopenia in Japanese elderly men and women was approximately 1.3 million and 1.4 million, respectively.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Education, Kochi University, Japan.
authors.forename: Atsumu
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yuki
authors.forename: Fujiko
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ando
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shimokata
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000465:Algorithms; D044466:Asian People; D016330:Frail Elderly; D018737:Hand Strength; D006801:Humans; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000503:physiopathology; D055948:Sarcopenia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D016138:Walking