Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Validation of the Portuguese Version of the SARC-F in Community-Dwelling Older Adults
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Design and Participants
2.2. Procedure
2.3. Outcome Measures
2.4. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Reliability
3.2. Clinical Validity
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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I. Low Muscle Strength (HGS) (1) | II. Low Muscle Quantity (ASMI (2)/h2, Except for FNIH (3), ASMI/BMI (4)) | III. Low Physical Performance (Gait Speed) | Sarcopenia Diagnosis | ||||
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Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | ||
EWGSOP (5) | <30 kg | <20 kg | <7.4 kg/m2 | <5.6 kg/m2 | ≤0.8 m/s | II + I or II + III | |
EWGSOP2 (6) | <27 kg | <16 kg | <7 kg/m2 | <5.5 kg/m2 | ≤0.8 m/s | I + II | |
IWGS (7) | - | - | <7.23 kg/m2 | <5.67 kg/m2 | ≤1 m/s | II + III | |
AWGS-2019 | <27 kg | <18 kg | <7 kg/m2 | <5.7 kg/m2 | ≤1 m/s | II + I or II + III | |
FNIH | <26 kg | <16 kg | <0.79 | <0.51 | ≤0.8 m/s | I + II + III |
All the Participants (n = 100) | Men (n = 27) | Women (n = 73) | p-Value | |||||
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Age (years) a | 77.1 | 7.36 | 78.3 | 6.38 | 76.6 | 7.69 | 0.314 | |
Marital status b | Married | 66 | 66 | 22 | 81.48 | 44 | 60.3 | 0.204 |
Divorced/separated | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3.7 | 5 | 6.85 | ||
widowed | 23 | 23 | 4 | 14.8 | 19 | 26.0 | ||
Single | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6.85 | ||
Education b | No level | 8 | 8 | 2 | 7.41 | 6 | 8.22 | 0.497 |
Basic | 77 | 77 | 19 | 70.4 | 58 | 79.5 | ||
Secondary | 8 | 8 | 4 | 14.8 | 4 | 5.48 | ||
Higher | 7 | 7 | 2 | 7.41 | 5 | 6.85 | ||
BMI (1) (kg/m2) a | 27.0 | 4.26 | 26.3 | 4.45 | 27.3 | 4.2 | 0.311 | |
Fat mass percentage a | 32.8 | 9.7 | 26.7 | 9.17 | 35.1 | 8.94 | <0.001 | |
SARC-F (2) total score a | 2.25 | 2.61 | 1.07 | 1.17 | 2.68 | 2.86 | <0.001 | |
Calf circumference (cm) a | 35.3 | 3.34 | 35.4 | 3.53 | 35.3 | 3.29 | 0.944 | |
ASMI (3)-height2 (kg/m2) a | 7.32 | 1.06 | 7.92 | 1.13 | 7.1 | 0.94 | <0.001 | |
ASMI-BMI a | 0.67 | 0.13 | 0.83 | 0.1 | 0.61 | 0.08 | <0.001 | |
Handgrip strength (kg) a | 22.1 | 9.24 | 32.2 | 10.1 | 18.4 | 5.15 | <0.001 | |
TUG (4) test (s) a | 11.0 | 8.86 | 11.0 | 9.11 | 11.0 | 8.83 | 0.974 | |
Gait speed (m/s) a | 1.19 | 0.51 | 1.27 | 0.59 | 1.16 | 0.48 | 0.326 |
SARC-F Items | SARC-F (1) Total Score | |
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Spearman’s Coefficient | p-Value | |
1. Strength | 0.77 | <0.001 |
2. Assistance with walking | 0.67 | <0.001 |
3. Rising from a chair | 0.73 | <0.001 |
4. Climbing stairs | 0.87 | <0.001 |
5. Falls | 0.63 | <0.001 |
SARC-F (1) | ||||||
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Se (2) | Sp (3) | PPV (4) | NPV (5) | Acc (6) | AUC (7) | |
Sarcopenia EWGSOP1 (8) | 25 | 72.8 | 7.41 | 91.9 | 69 | 0.56 |
Sarcopenia EWGSOP2 (9) | 20 | 72.6 | 3.7 | 94.5 | 70 | 0.58 |
Sarcopenia IGWS (10) | 33.3 | 73.4 | 7.41 | 94.5 | 71 | 0.64 |
Sarcopenia AWGS (11)-2019 | 28.6 | 73.1 | 7.41 | 93.1 | 70 | 0.61 |
Sarcopenia FNIH (12) | 0 | 72.5 | 0 | 97.3 | 71 | 0.52 |
SARC-F (1) Total Score | ||
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Spearman’s Coefficient | p-Value | |
BMI (2) | −0.23 | 0.02 |
Fat mass percentage | −0.23 | 0.025 |
Calf circumference | −0.26 | 0.01 |
ASMI (3)-height2 | −0.12 | 0.248 |
ASMI-BMI | −0.11 | 0.264 |
Handgrip strength | −0.4 | <0.001 |
TUG (4) test | 0.62 | <0.001 |
Gait speed | −0.68 | <0.001 |
βa (1) | Βb (2) (95% CI (3)) | p-Value | ||
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SARC-F (4) | Handgrip strength | −3.13 | −0.61 (−3.92, −2.34) | >0.001 |
Gait speed | −0.05 | −0.19 (−0.10, −0.01) | 0.018 |
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Boteta-Gomes, M.I.; Aibar-Almazán, A.; Hita-Contreras, F.; de Loureiro, N.E.M.; Brandão-Loureiro, V.A.F. Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Validation of the Portuguese Version of the SARC-F in Community-Dwelling Older Adults. Diagnostics 2024, 14, 1096. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics14111096
Boteta-Gomes MI, Aibar-Almazán A, Hita-Contreras F, de Loureiro NEM, Brandão-Loureiro VAF. Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Validation of the Portuguese Version of the SARC-F in Community-Dwelling Older Adults. Diagnostics. 2024; 14(11):1096. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics14111096
Chicago/Turabian StyleBoteta-Gomes, Margarida Isabel, Agustín Aibar-Almazán, Fidel Hita-Contreras, Nuno Eduardo Marques de Loureiro, and Vânia Azevedo Ferreira Brandão-Loureiro. 2024. "Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Validation of the Portuguese Version of the SARC-F in Community-Dwelling Older Adults" Diagnostics 14, no. 11: 1096. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics14111096
APA StyleBoteta-Gomes, M. I., Aibar-Almazán, A., Hita-Contreras, F., de Loureiro, N. E. M., & Brandão-Loureiro, V. A. F. (2024). Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Validation of the Portuguese Version of the SARC-F in Community-Dwelling Older Adults. Diagnostics, 14(11), 1096. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics14111096