@article{Silva Tavares_Schopf_Manfredini_Duarte De Moraes_Valle Gottlieb_2016, place={Goiânia}, title={DESCRIPTION OF SARCOPENIA FREQUENCY AND ANALYSIS OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CALF CIRCUMFERENCE AND THE EUROPEAN CONSENSUS FOR SARCOPENIA DIAGNOSIS IN ELDERLY}, volume={19}, url={https://revistas.ufg.br/fef/article/view/34460}, DOI={10.5216/rpp.v19i2.34460}, abstractNote={<p>This study aimed to describe the frequency of sarcopenia and verify the agreement between instruments for diagnosis. This a cross-sectional study, where we used the algorithm proposed by the European Consensus Sarcopenia (EWGSOP), calf circumference (CC), muscle mass and body mass index. 167 elderly were evaluated with a mean age of 68.03 ± 6.12 years. The elderly frequency diagnosed by EWGSOP sarcopenia and CC was as follows: 40 (24.0%) and 15 (9.0%). A low degree of agreement between CC and the EWGSOP (P = 0.101) was found. However, these instruments due to the low financial cost and easy applicability are important auxiliary tools for the screening and diagnosis of sarcopenia in elderly.</p>}, number={2}, journal={Pensar a Prática}, author={Silva Tavares, Graziela Morgana and Schopf, Pâmela Pissolato and Manfredini, Vanusa and Duarte De Moraes, João Feliz and Valle Gottlieb, Maria Gabriela}, year={2016}, month={jun.} }