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Comparison of Diagnostic Value of the SARC-F and Its Four Modified Versions in Polish Community-Dwelling Older Adults.

Roma Krzymińska-SiemaszkoEwa Deskur-ŚmieleckaAleksandra Kaluźniak-SzymanowskaMarika MurawiakKatarzyna Wieczorowska-Tobis
Published in: Clinical interventions in aging (2023)
The SARC-F questionnaire has low diagnostic accuracy, which limits its usefulness as a sarcopenia screening tool. Incorporating two simple anthropometric measurements, ie, arm and calf circumference, notably improves the diagnostic performance of SARC-F. Based on our results, SARC-CalF+AC seems to be the best screening tool for sarcopenia screening in community-dwelling older adults.
Keyphrases
  • skeletal muscle
  • body mass index
  • body composition
  • cross sectional
  • community dwelling
  • psychometric properties