Hand Grip Strength Cut‐Off Points as a Discriminator of Sarcopenia and Sarcopenic Obesity: Results from the ELSA‐Brasil Cohort
The results suggest that HGS is a good discriminator of sarcopenia and sarcopenic obesity, capable of achieving superior or equal performance to muscle mass biomarkers, especially in middle-aged adults.
Authors
- Sheila Maria Alvim Matos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2080-9213)
- Sandhi Maria Barreto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7383-7811)
- Paulo A. Lotufo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4856-8450)
- Isabela M Benseñor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6889-7334)
- Helena Fraga-Maia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2782-4910)
- Maria de Jesus Mendes da Fonseca (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4667-6260)
- Estela M. L. Aquino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8204-1249)
- Francisco José Gondim Pitanga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1033-8684)
- Cláudia Kimie Suemoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5942-4778)
- Letícia de Oliveira Cardoso (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1312-1808)
- Clarice Alves dos Santos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2730-5117)
- Rosane Härter Griep (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6250-2036)
- Maria da Conceição Chagas de Almeida (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4760-4157)
Institutions
- Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (BR)
- Universidade Federal da Bahia (BR)
- Universidade do Estado da Bahia (BR)
- Universidade de São Paulo (BR)
- Southwest Bahia State University (BR)
- Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle
- Published
- 2025-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jcsm.13723
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.82
Funders
- Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovação
- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
- Financiadora de Estudos e Projetos
- Ministério da Saúde