Improving the functional detection of sarcopenic obesity: prevalence and handgrip scoring in the OBESAR cohort
Authors' conclusion
Using adHGS through a scoring process considering age and sex may help to detect early signs of SO in a primary care setting in order to better prevent SO through a personalized approach in adults with obesity. A free online application, "GRip And Sarcopenia Prediction" (GRASP), is proposed to diagnose probable SO.
Study context
- Population
- Patients with obesity from the OBESAR cohort (184 men, 499 women); mean (SD) age 42.6 (12.8) years, BMI 44.4 (6.3) kg/m²184 men · 499 women
- Participants
- 683 patients
- Exposure
- Sarcopenic obesity (SO) prevalence by functional test: Handgrip strength (HGS) (ESPEN/EASO cutoffs) vs age- and sex-adjusted HGS (adHGS) vs chair stand test
- Outcome
- SO prevalence according to functional test
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
SO prevalence
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
| Outcome | HGS | adHGS |
|---|---|---|
| Low muscle function: HGS below 10th percentile (adHGS) or below ESPEN/EASO cutoffs | 5.6% | 25.2% |
HGS by sex
kg
- HGS, women (mean [SD])
- 25.6 (6.8)
- HGS, men (mean [SD])
- 43.2 (10.4)
Original publication
Improving the functional detection of sarcopenic obesity: prevalence and handgrip scoring in the OBESAR cohort. Obesity (Silver Spring). Published 28 October 2024. doi:10.
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