Comparison of the prevalence of sarcopenia in geriatric patients in Xining based on three different diagnostic criteria

Table 1 Sarcopenia diagnostic criteria

Variable		AWGS 2019	Beijing	Lasha
Muscle Strength	Male	< 28 kg	< 27 kg	< 26.7 kg
	Female	< 18 kg	< 16 kg	< 15.8 kg
Muscle mass (BIA)	Male	< 7.0 kg/m2	< 7.61 kg/m2	< 6.53 kg/m2
	Female	< 5.7 kg/m2	< 6.43 kg/m2	< 5.62 kg/m2
Performance	Male	< 1.0 m/s	< 0.98 m/s	< 0.87 m/s
	Female		< 0.88 m/s

AWGS: Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia; BIA: Bioelectrical Impedance Analyzer.