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Sarcopenia should be screened using the SARC-F questionnaire and formally diagnosed using grip strength or chair stand tests combined with DXA measurement of muscle mass.
Healthcare providers should screen older patients for muscle loss using the SARC-F questionnaire. If positive, confirm the diagnosis with a grip strength test or chair stand test and a DXA scan to measure muscle mass.
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The Society of Sarcopenia, Cachexia and Wasting Disorders supports the recommendations of more recent consensus conferences, i.e. that rapid screening, such as with the SARC-F questionnaire, should be utilized with a formal diagnosis being made by measuring grip strength or chair stand together with DXA estimation of appendicular muscle mass (indexed for height2).
Why this rating
Based on consensus guidelines.
Source
Sarcopenia: A Time for Action. An SCWD Position Paper
Jürgen M. Bauer et al. · Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle · 2019
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