SARC-F and six modified versions: prognostic role for prolonged hospital stay and 1-year mortality in older inpatients
Our study demonstrates that all SARC-F-based approaches are linked to prolonged LOS, and almost all approaches were also linked to 1-year mortality. We also introduce the novel <sub>BMI-adjusted</sub> SARC-CalF + MUAC version, pending future validation.
Authors
- Eduardo Caldas Costa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2807-7109)
- Flávia Moraes Silva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0730-5424)
- Rebecca Peixoto Paes-Silva
- Tais Nascimento
- Jarson P Costa-Pereira
- Jorge Z Silva-Filho
- Poliana Coelho Cabral
- José F. M. Cintra
- Claudia P. S. Pinho Ramiro
- Vanessa S. Leal
- Ana P. T. Fayh
Institutions
- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (BR)
- Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre (BR)
- Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (BR)
- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (BR)
- Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (BR)
- Hospital da Restauração (BR)
- Universidade de Pernambuco (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Geriatrics
- Published
- 2026-01-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-026-07012-w
- Primary Topic
- Frailty in Older Adults
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00