Sarcopenia and liver cirrhosis – Comparison of the European Working group on Sarcopenia criteria 2010 and 2019

Background and aims Sarcopenia is prevalent in 30-70 % of cirrhotic patients with a higher prevalence in men (61.6 %) than in woman (36 %). However, criteria for the diagnosis of sarcopenia are not universally accepted and several different definitions coexist. In 2010, The European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP) provided consensus criteria for the diagnosis of sarcopenia using muscle mass, strength and performance as a clinical definition. In 2019, a revised definition was published. It is yet unclear how these modified criteria influence the rate of diagnosis in high risk populations, suc…