The Conceptual Definition of Sarcopenia: Delphi Consensus from the Global Leadership Initiative in Sarcopenia (GLIS)

B Kirk; PM Cawthon; H Arai; JA Ávila-Funes; R Barazzoni; S Bhasin; EF Binder; O Bruyere; T Cederholm; LK Chen; C Cooper; G Duque; RA Fielding; J Guralnik; DP Kiel; F Landi; JY Reginster; AA Sayer; M Visser; S von Haehling; J Woo; AJ Cruz-Jentoft; A Frisoli; AB Maier; AB Newman; A De Spiegeleer; A Granic; A Cherubini; A AlAbdulKader; C Beaudart; B Clark; T Brown; C Prado; C Greig; CW Won; C Suetta; CK Liang; C Hurst; D Rooks; D Le Couteur; D Scott; D Waters; D Sanchez-Rodriguez; E Reijnierse; E Topinková; F Petermann; FC Martin; G Bahat; H Alhmly; I Aprahamian; JY Lim; JP Michel; J Zanker; J Batsis; J Kanis; J Lewis; J Bauer; J Pasco; J Keogh; K Pitkala; K Madden; K Toba; K Norman; L Schaap; L Kang; LN Peng; L Micklesfield; LCPGM de Groot; LM Donini; M Sim; MC Gonzalez; MJN Essomba; M Kuzuya; M Grossmann; M Cesari; M Tieland; M Witham; MY Chou; M Yamada; M Grounds; PA Soler; Q Xue; R Cooper; R Wirth; R Visvanathan; RA Merchant; R Rizzoli; R Daly; S Kalula; S Robinson; S Perkisas; S Schneider; SB Heymsfield; S Phu; S Phillips; S Kim; S Pereira; T Gill; T Grodzicki; T Kostka

Journal article

The Conceptual Definition of Sarcopenia: Delphi Consensus from the Global Leadership Initiative in Sarcopenia (GLIS)

B Kirk, PM Cawthon, H Arai, JA Ávila-Funes, R Barazzoni, S Bhasin, EF Binder, O Bruyere, T Cederholm, LK Chen, C Cooper, G Duque, RA Fielding, J Guralnik, DP Kiel, F Landi, JY Reginster, AA Sayer, M Visser, S von Haehling Show all

Age and Ageing | Published : 2024

DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afae052

Open access

Download PDF

Abstract

Importance: Sarcopenia, the age-related loss of muscle mass and strength/function, is an important clinical condition. However, no international consensus on the definition exists. Objective: The Global Leadership Initiative in Sarcopenia (GLIS) aimed to address this by establishing the global conceptual definition of sarcopenia. Design: The GLIS steering committee was formed in 2019-21 with representatives from all relevant scientific societies worldwide. During this time, the steering committee developed a set of statements on the topic and invited members from these societies to participate in a two-phase International Delphi Study. Between 2022 and 2023, participants ranked their agreeme..

View full abstract

University of Melbourne Researchers

Ben Kirk Author

Andrea Maier Author

Jesse Zanker Author

Mathis Grossmann Author

Grants

Awarded by Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

Funding Acknowledgements

R.A.F. was supported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, under agreement No. 58-1950-4-003. Any opinions or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author (s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. All authors declarations of sources of funding can be read here:https://www.eugms.org/fileadmin/images/news/2022/GLIS_Steering_Committee_Rev3.pdf.