Patient selection: Belgians >= 80 years of age
Parameters:
(1) height in centimeters
(2) resistance by BIA in Ohms at 50 kHz
(3) sex (female =0, male = 1)
(4) body weight in kilograms
impedance index =
= ((height)^2) / (resistance)
appendicular lean mass in kilograms =
= (0.19 * (impedance index)) + (2.101 * (points for sex)) + (0.079 * (weight)) + 0.827
appendicular lean mass index = ALMI =
= (appendicular lean mass) / ((height in meters)^2)
Criteria for sarcopenia (Delmonico)
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Sex
|
ALMI in kg per sq m
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|
male
|
< 7.25
|
|
female
|
< 5.67
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