Current management strategies for sarcopenia and frailty in cirrhosis: Missing link in transplant candidacy

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World J Hepatol. Jan 27, 2026; 18(1): 115048
Published online Jan 27, 2026. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v18.i1.115048

Table 1 Diagnostic criteria for sarcopenia

Subtype of sarcopenia	EWGSOP 2010 definition	EWGSOP 2019 definition[9]
Probable sarcopenia	Reduced mass of muscles	Reduced strength of muscles
Sarcopenia	Reduced mass of muscles	Reduced strength of muscles
	Plus reduced strength of muscles	Plus reduced mass/quantity or function of muscles
Severe sarcopenia	Reduced mass of muscles	Reduced strength
	Plus reduced strength of muscles	Plus reduced mass/quantity of muscles
	Plus reduced function	Plus reduced function
Cutoff	< 30 kg in males, < 20 kg in females plus BMI adapted	< 27 kg in males, < 16 kg in females

BMI: Body mass index; EWGSOP: European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People.

Citation: Goyal MK, Chowdhary R, Vohra C, Patel M, Kalra S, Mehta M, McNulty R, Goyal K, Vuthaluru AR, Goyal O. Current management strategies for sarcopenia and frailty in cirrhosis: Missing link in transplant candidacy. World J Hepatol 2026; 18(1): 115048
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Goyal MK, Chowdhary R, Vohra C, Patel M, Kalra S, Mehta M, McNulty R, Goyal K, Vuthaluru AR, Goyal O. Current management strategies for sarcopenia and frailty in cirrhosis: Missing link in transplant candidacy. World J Hepatol 2026; 18(1): 115048 [PMID: 41640962 DOI: 10.4254/wjh.v18.i1.115048]

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