Tseng et al reported the Taiwan Risk Score for Sarcopenia (TRSS) for evaluating an older adult in Taiwan for risk of sarcopenia. The authors are from multiple institutions in Taiwan.
Patient selection: community-dwelling adult in Taiwan, age >= 60 years
Parameters:
(1) age in years
(2) sex
(3) social assistance pension
(4) exercise status
(5) body mass index (BMI) in kg per square meter
(6) fasting blood glucose concentration
(7) serum creatinine concentration
Parameter
Finding
Points
age in years
(years)
sex
male
0
female
1
social assistance pension
no
0
yes
4
exercise status
absence
2
present
0
BMI
< 18.5
3
>= 18.5
0
fasting blood glucose
<= 126 mg/dL
0
> 126 mg/dL
2
serum creatinine
female and <= 1.2 mg/dL
0
female and > 1.2 mg/dL
2
male and <= 1.4 mg/dL
0
male and > 1.4 mg/dL
2
total score =
= SUM(points for all of the parameters)
Interpretation:
• A score >= 76 indicates a risk of sarcopenia.
Performance:
• The area under the ROC curve is 0.76.
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