Estimation of Sarcopenia Indices in Women from Saudi Arabia in Relation to Menopause and Obesity: Cross-Sectional Comparative Study
Sarcopenia prevalence depends on the definition, and ethnicity must be considered when setting reference values. However, there is no specific cut-off for sarcopenia in Saudi women. Accordingly, we aimed to establish a cut-off value for sarcopenia in Saudi women. We determined the prevalence of sarc...
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| description | Sarcopenia prevalence depends on the definition, and ethnicity must be considered when setting reference values. However, there is no specific cut-off for sarcopenia in Saudi women. Accordingly, we aimed to establish a cut-off value for sarcopenia in Saudi women. We determined the prevalence of sarcopenia in terms of low handgrip strength (HGS) in postmenopausal women using the EWGSOP2 value, redefined a specific cut-off for low HGS derived from Saudi premenopausal women, re-determined the prevalence of low HGS using the new cut-off, and analyzed the proportion of low HGS in women with obesity compared to those without obesity. Following EWGSOP2 guidelines, we defined probable sarcopenia and set new HGS values. We assessed HGS and body composition in 134 pre/postmenopausal women. Probable sarcopenia prevalence was calculated using EWGSOP2’s HGS of 16 kg and new cut-offs from young premenopausal women without obesity. HGS 10 and 8 kg cut-offs were calculated from premenopausal Saudi women’s mean −2 SDs and mean −2.5 SDs. Using the HGS 16 kg cut-off, sarcopenia prevalence was 44% in postmenopausal and 33.89% in premenopausal women. Applying the new HGS 10 kg and 8 kg cut-offs, the prevalence was 9.33% and 4%, respectively, in postmenopausal and 5% and 3.40%, respectively, in premenopausal women. Women with obesity had a higher proportion of low HGS across all cut-offs. We suggest that EWGSOP2 cut-offs may not be adaptable for Saudi women. Considering body composition differences between Saudis and Caucasians, our proposed HGS cut-offs appear more relevant. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5f8ba1d363d94d91a7c5a74b59c687db2023-11-19T16:53:57ZengMDPI AGJournal of Clinical Medicine2077-03832023-10-011220664210.3390/jcm12206642Estimation of Sarcopenia Indices in Women from Saudi Arabia in Relation to Menopause and Obesity: Cross-Sectional Comparative StudyNouf Aljawini0Syed Shahid Habib1Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh 11416, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Physiology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh 11416, Saudi ArabiaSarcopenia prevalence depends on the definition, and ethnicity must be considered when setting reference values. However, there is no specific cut-off for sarcopenia in Saudi women. Accordingly, we aimed to establish a cut-off value for sarcopenia in Saudi women. We determined the prevalence of sarcopenia in terms of low handgrip strength (HGS) in postmenopausal women using the EWGSOP2 value, redefined a specific cut-off for low HGS derived from Saudi premenopausal women, re-determined the prevalence of low HGS using the new cut-off, and analyzed the proportion of low HGS in women with obesity compared to those without obesity. Following EWGSOP2 guidelines, we defined probable sarcopenia and set new HGS values. We assessed HGS and body composition in 134 pre/postmenopausal women. Probable sarcopenia prevalence was calculated using EWGSOP2’s HGS of 16 kg and new cut-offs from young premenopausal women without obesity. HGS 10 and 8 kg cut-offs were calculated from premenopausal Saudi women’s mean −2 SDs and mean −2.5 SDs. Using the HGS 16 kg cut-off, sarcopenia prevalence was 44% in postmenopausal and 33.89% in premenopausal women. Applying the new HGS 10 kg and 8 kg cut-offs, the prevalence was 9.33% and 4%, respectively, in postmenopausal and 5% and 3.40%, respectively, in premenopausal women. Women with obesity had a higher proportion of low HGS across all cut-offs. We suggest that EWGSOP2 cut-offs may not be adaptable for Saudi women. Considering body composition differences between Saudis and Caucasians, our proposed HGS cut-offs appear more relevant.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/12/20/6642sarcopeniaprobable sarcopeniaEWGSOP2handgrip strengthcut-offwomen |
| spellingShingle | Nouf Aljawini Syed Shahid Habib Estimation of Sarcopenia Indices in Women from Saudi Arabia in Relation to Menopause and Obesity: Cross-Sectional Comparative Study Journal of Clinical Medicine sarcopenia probable sarcopenia EWGSOP2 handgrip strength cut-off women |
| title | Estimation of Sarcopenia Indices in Women from Saudi Arabia in Relation to Menopause and Obesity: Cross-Sectional Comparative Study |
| title_full | Estimation of Sarcopenia Indices in Women from Saudi Arabia in Relation to Menopause and Obesity: Cross-Sectional Comparative Study |
| title_fullStr | Estimation of Sarcopenia Indices in Women from Saudi Arabia in Relation to Menopause and Obesity: Cross-Sectional Comparative Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Estimation of Sarcopenia Indices in Women from Saudi Arabia in Relation to Menopause and Obesity: Cross-Sectional Comparative Study |
| title_short | Estimation of Sarcopenia Indices in Women from Saudi Arabia in Relation to Menopause and Obesity: Cross-Sectional Comparative Study |
| title_sort | estimation of sarcopenia indices in women from saudi arabia in relation to menopause and obesity cross sectional comparative study |
| topic | sarcopenia probable sarcopenia EWGSOP2 handgrip strength cut-off women |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/12/20/6642 |
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