Anthropometric indicators as a screening tool for sarcopenia in older adults from Florianópolis, Santa Catarina: EpiFloripa Ageing study

Indicadores antropométricos como instrumentos de triagem para sarcopenia em idosos residentes em Florianópolis, Santa Catarina: estudo EpiFloripa Idoso

ABSTRACT

Objective

This cross-sectional population-based study aimed to determine the cutoff points of anthropometric indicators to screen for sarcopenia and the association between sarcopenia and these indicators.

Methods

The sample consisted of 601 older adults. Sarcopenia was detected by appendicular skeletal muscle index. The receiver operating characteristic curve identified the cutoff points for body mass index, waist-to-height ratio, waist circumference, and handgrip strength to screen for sarcopenia. Based on the cut-off points, principal component analysis determined which indicators had a better fit as discriminants to compose an indicator. Finally, logistic regression analysis was performed with this indicator as the main independent variable.

Results

The results showed that all anthropometric indicators and handgrip strength were capable of discriminating sarcopenia; however, body mass index, waist circumference, and waist-to-height ratio were the best discriminants in principal components analysis, composing the new indicator. Adjusted logistic regression analysis showed that sarcopenia was associated with the indicator in both sexes.

Conclusion

The concomitant presence of low body mass index, low waist circumference, and low waist-to-height ratio may help to discriminate sarcopenia.

Keywords:
Aged; Anthropometry; Hand strength; ROC curve; Sarcopenia

RESUMO

Objetivo

Este estudo transversal, populacional, teve como objetivo determinar pontos de corte de indicadores antro-pométricos e força de preensão manual para triagem de sarcopenia e verificar a associação entre sarcopenia e estes indicadores.

Métodos

A amostra foi composta por 601 idosos e a sarcopenia foi identificada pelo índice de massa muscular apendicular. A curva Receiver Operating Characteristic identificou os valores de pontos de corte para: índice de massa corporal, razão cintura-estatura, perímetro de cintura e força de preensão manual para triagem da sarcopenia. A partir dos pontos de corte foi realizada análise de componentes principais para definir os que mais se adequaram como discriminantes, compondo um indicador, e realizado análise de regressão logística com este indicador como variável independente principal.

Resultados

Os resultados mostraram que todos os indicadores antropométricos e a força de preensão manual foram considerados discriminadores de sarcopenia, entretanto o índice de massa corporal, o perímetro da cintura e a razão cintura estatura mostram-se como os melhores discriminantes na análise de componentes principais, compondo o novo indicador. A análise de regressão logística (ajustada) mostrou que a sarcopenia foi associada com o indicador em ambos os sexos.

Conclusão

A presença de índice de massa corporal baixo, baixa relação cintura estatura e baixo perímetro da cintura concomitantemente podem auxiliar na discriminação da sarcopenia.

Palavras-chave:
Idoso; Antropometria; Força da mão; Curva ROC; Sarcopenia

INTRODUCTION

Sarcopenia is characterized by the relative loss of muscle mass. It is considered a multifaceted geriatric syndrome because it often has more than one cause [¹]. Muscle involvement may lead to health problems, such as falls [²], physical disability [³], and higher mortality [⁴]. Geriatric syndromes are common conditions in the ageing process. They are characterized by the interaction between their causes, their complexity, their impact on quality of life, and the resultant health system expenditures [⁵].

A recent review on the prevalence of sarcopenia in older Brazilians estimated that 12.0% of men and 20.0% of women aged 60 years or more had sarcopenia [⁶]. Among adults aged 80 years or more, its prevalence is even higher (31.0% and 52.9% in women and men, respectively) [⁷].

Sarcopenia can be identified by different means, but there is no consensus on the most appropriate method [⁸,⁹]. In primary health care, sarcopenia is usually not assessed given the complexity of assessing it, which generally requires a Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry (DXA) device or Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis (BIA) [¹⁰]. Both methods are expensive and hard to access by most individuals who require the diagnosis in the Brazilian health care units and hospitals. Hence, less expensive methods to identify sarcopenia may increase their use as a screening tool, accelerate treatment, direct interventions, and avoid greater complications.

Handgrip strength and anthropometric measurements can be used for diagnosing sarcopenia, but few studies have validated these measurements [¹⁰]. These methods are easy to use and inexpensive, allowing them to be widely used. Body Mass Index (BMI) is an indicator often used for identifying underweight in older adults, and it is sensitive to the amount of body muscle mass [⁷]. The inflammatory characteristics associated with abdominal fat may promote the loss of skeletal muscle mass, increasing susceptibility to sarcopenia [¹¹].

Therefore, the objective of this study was to determine the cut-off points for BMI, Waist-to-Height Ratio (WHR), Waist Circumference (WC), and handgrip strength to screen for sarcopenia and determine the association between sarcopenia and these anthropometric indicators.

METHODS

This is a cross-sectional, population-based study which included older adults aged 60 years or more who participated in the second wave of the cohort study called EpiFloripa Ageing (Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina [UFSC], Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil). EpiFloripa Ageing investigated the health conditions of older adults living in the urban area of the municipality of Florianópolis.

The following two-stage sampling strategy was used for selecting the baseline sample: systematic random selection of 80 tracts from the 420 urban census tracts of the municipality, and random selection of the households (units of the second stage). All individuals aged 60 years or more living in the randomly selected households were invited to participate in the study. A total of 1,705 older adults were interviewed in 2009/2010 (baseline), with a response rate of 89.1%. The second wave of the study, conducted in 2013/2014, included 1,488 eligible older adults because 217 had died. All individuals interviewed in 2013/2014 (n=1,197; response rate of 80.6%) were asked to visit the UFSC to undergo clinical and laboratory tests (n=604). Thus, the study sample consisted of older adults who were interviewed at home in 2013/2014, and underwent clinical and laboratory tests. Figure 1 is a flowchart showing the participant selection process.

Figure 1
Flowchart of the participant selection process.

Sarcopenia was identified by the Appendicular Skeletal Muscle Index (ASMI), determined by DXA (General Electric scanner, Model Lunar Prodigy Advance). ASMI was calculated as recommended by Baumgartner et al. [¹], as follows: divide the sum of the lean muscle mass of the four limbs (in kilograms), which corresponds to ASM, by height squared (in meters): [ASMI (kg/m²) = [lean muscle mass of the upper limbs (kg) + lean muscle mass of the lower limbs (kg)] / height² (m)].

Sarcopenia was defined as ASMI ≤2 Standard Deviations (SD) of the mean ASMI of a reference population (young adults from the Rosetta Study) by sex, as recommended by Baumgartner et al. [¹]. Thus, ASMI (kg/m²) was considered low (loss of muscle mass) when <7.26kg/m² for men and <5.5kg/m² for women.

Body mass index (kg/m²) was calculated by dividing the body mass (kg) by height (m) squared. Height and weight were measured according to standard procedures [¹²]. Waist Circumference (WC) in centimeters was measured as recommended by Callaway [¹³]. Waist-to-height ratio was calculated by dividing WC (cm) by height (cm). Handgrip strength of the self-reported dominant arm was measured by a mechanical dynamometer (Takei Kiki Kogyio^® TK 1201, Nagoya, Japan). The individual was asked to squeeze the dynamometer as hard as possible while sitting upright, letting arms hang freely, and having the palms face the body.

Based on the literature [¹], the adjustment variables were: age (60-69 years, 70-79 years, and 80 years or more), smoking status (never smoked, ex-smoker, and current smoker), alcohol intake (does not consume, moderate intake, high intake) investigated by the three questions of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test questionnaire [¹⁴]. Regular leisure-time physical activity, investigated by the International Physical Activity Questionnaire [¹⁵] long version [no (<150 minutes of leisure-time physical activity per week) and yes (≥150 minutes of leisure-time physical activity per week)], and daily intake of fruits and vegetables [¹⁶] (<5 daily servings and ≥5 daily servings).

In the descriptive analysis, the prevalence of all the variables included in the study was calculated, with their respective 95% Confidence Intervals (95%CI), for the categorical variables, and mean, standard deviation, minimum, and maximum for the continuous variables, stratified by sex.

The best cut-off points for BMI, WC, WHR, and handgrip strength to screen for sarcopenia were estimated by calculating the sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values, and area under the Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curve. The validity of an indicator to predict sarcopenia increases with ROC curve. The significance level was set at 5% (α=0.05).

Each variable (BMI, WC, WHR, and handgrip strength) was dichotomized at their cut-off points given by the ROC curve, and then principal component analysis identified the variables related to the outcome (sarcopenia). Only one factor with three variables (WHR, BMI, and WC) was generated for each sex. Next, an indicator of sarcopenia was created using the three anthropometric variables (WHR, BMI, and WC) that best confirmed the diagnosis of sarcopenia. Therefore, the indicator requires that the three variables be either above or below their respective cut-off points.

The association between sarcopenia and the three anthropometric variables was verified by crude and adjusted logistic regression analyses, estimating the Odds Ratio (OR) and the 95%CI. Five adjustment models were considered for this association: Model 1: crude analysis; Model 2: model 1 and sex; Model 3: model 2 and age; Model 4: model 3 and physical activity; and Model 5: model 3 and smoking status and alcohol intake. Only the statistically significant variables in one model would be included in the next model. The significance level was set at 5%.

Descriptive and logistic regression analyses were performed by the software Stata SE 13.0 (Stata Corp., College Station, Texas, United States), and the ROC curve was calculated by the software MedCalc version 16.1. (Mariakerke, East Flanders, Belgium).

The Human Research Ethics Committee of the UFSC approved the project (CAAE nº 16731313.0.0000.0121). All interviewees Signed an Informed Consent Form.

RESULTS

Of the 604 participants who underwent the clinical tests (response rate of 50.38%), 601 were tested for sarcopenia (3 were excluded because of technical limitations), and these 601 individuals were considered the analytical sample of the study. Table 1 shows the mean, standard deviation, minimum, maximum, percentage, and confidence interval of the study variables.

Table 1
Mean, standard deviation, minimum, maximum, percentage, and confidence interval of the variables analyzed by the study EpiFloripa Ageing. Florianópolis (SC), Brazil (2013/2014).

Variables	Women						Men
	n	Mean	±	SD	Min.-Max.		n	Mean	±	SD	Min.-Max.
Appendicular skeletal muscle index (kg/m²)	390	06.36	±	00.87	4.23−9.06		206	07.80	±	01.00	4.94−11.04
Body mass index (kg/m²)	390	28.60	±	05.53	16.10−54.60		206	27.15	±	04.25	18.20−45.70
Waist circumference (cm)	390	92.79	±	13.19	63.15−141.80		206	98.34	±	12.09	69.80−137.50
Waist-to-height ratio	390	00.60	±	00.09	0.41−0.93		206	00.59	±	00.07	0.43−0.82
Handgrip strength (kgf)	388	19.93	±	05.46	2.00−34.50		206	29.43	±	08.60	12.50−57.00
	n	%		95%CI				n		%	95%CI
Age group (years)
60 to 69	160	40.48		34.09−47.20				93		45.50	36.58−54.73
70 to 79	169	42.08		35.57−48.87				81		39.51	31.86−47.72
80 or more	61	17.44		13.14−22.79				33		14.98	9.51−22.80
Regular physical activity
No	292	74.88		65.52−84.64				127		61.67	46.61−79.91
Yes	99	25.12		19.84−31.25				80		38.33	30.30−47.05
Alcohol intake
Does not consume	270	69.02		62.54−74.84				76		33.72	25.93−42.50
Moderate	97	24.36		19.19−30.40				64		29.17	22.41−37.00
High	24	06.61		4.01−10.70				67		37.11	28.36−46.80
Smoking status
Never smoked	300	74.71		67.93−80.48				75		31.00	24.51−38.33
Ex-smoker	68	19.66		14.83−25.58				11		58.44	51.26−62.28
Current smoker	23	05.62		3.44−9.08				21		10.56	06.52−16.36
Fruit and vegetable intake
<5 daily servings	308	79.88		75.03−83.99				177		85.36	79.73−89.64
≥5 daily servings	83	20.12		16.01−24.97				30		14.63	10.36−20.27

• Note: Min.-Max.: Minimum-Maximum; SD: Standard Deviation; 95%CI: 95% Confidence Interval; kgf: kilogram-force.

Table 2 describes the ROC curve and the cut-off points for BMI, WC, WHR, and handgrip strength for males and females. Body mass index had the highest percentage under the curve, followed by WHR, WC, and handgrip strength in females. While males, WC had the highest percentage under the curve followed by BMI, handgrip strength, and WHR. In females, BMI had an ROC curve of 0.859 and a cut-off point of 26.2 (95%CI=0.821-0.892) with sensitivity of 74.6% and specificity of 85.7%. In males, WC had an ROC curve of 0.802 (95%CI=0.667-0.901) with sensitivity of 79.5% and specificity of 66.7% for the best cut-off point (92.0).

Table 2
Area under the Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curve, confidence interval, cut-off point, sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value of the indicators to discriminate sarcopenia in women and men. Florianópolis (SC), Brazil (2013/2014).

Indicators	Area under the ROC curve (95%CI)	Cut-off point	Sensitivity	Specificity	PPV (%)	NPV (%)
Women
Body mass index (kg/m²)	0.859 (0.821-0.892)	26.200	74.6	85.7	96.4	39.4
Waist circumference (cm)	0.776 (0.667-0.863)	88.000	65.1	85.7	93.7	33.8
Waist-to-height ratio	0.799 (0.756-0.838)	00.584	66.7	82.5	95.2	32.3
Handgrip strength (kgf)	0.637 (0.587-0.685)	18.500	60.6	60.3	88.9	22.6
Men
Body mass index (kg/m²)	0.797 (0.736-0.850)	24.600	84.9	63.3	84.9	63.3
Waist circumference (cm)	0.802 (0.667-0.901)	92.000	79.5	66.7	78.6	46.8
Waist-to-height ratio	0.709 (0.642-0.770)	00.603	52.1	83.3	88.1	41.2
Handgrip strength (kgf)	0.728 (0.662-0.787)	26.000	84.5	60.0	83.9	61.0

• Note: 95%CI: 95% Confidence Interval; kgf: kilogram-force; PPV: Positive Predictive Value; NPV: Negative Predictive Value.

Based on Appendicular Skeletal Muscle Index, sarcopenia had prevalence of 16.03% (95%CI=12.71-20.01) and 28.85% (95%CI=23.05-35.42) in women and men, respectively. Based on the indicator created from the anthropometric variables, sarcopenia had prevalence of 18.49% (95%CI=9.52-32.83) and 36.33% (95%CI=14.85-65.13) in women and men, respectively. Table 3 shows that the indicator (WHR, BMI, and WC) was associated with sarcopenia even when adjusted for sex, age, smoking status, and alcohol intake.

Table 3
Crude and adjusted analysis of the criterion based on anthropometric indicators (body mass index, waist-to-height ratio, and waist circumference) and sarcopenia. Florianópolis (SC), Brazil (2013/2014).

Variable	Model 1	Model 2	Model 3	Model 4	Model 5
	OR (95%CI)	OR (95%CI)	OR (95%CI)	OR (95%CI)	OR (95%CI)
Anthropometric criterion	17.90 (1.48−201.16)	14.92 (1.10−202.56)	14.60 (1.43−148.74)	37.27 (1.89−732.92)	17.21 (1.50−196.78)
p-value	0.027	0.044	0.028	0.022	0.026

• Note: Anthropometric criterion: indicator based on the cut-off points of the following anthropometric indicators: body mass index, waist-to-height ratio, and waist circumference. Model 1: Crude analysis; Model 2: Model 1 and sex; Model 3: Model 2 and age; Model 4: Model 3 and physical activity; Model 5: Model 3 and smoking status and alcohol intake.

DISCUSSION

This population-based study with older adults from Florianópolis (SC) found prevalence of sarcopenia of 16.03% in women and 28.85% in men. All study markers were considered appropriate to screen for sarcopenia as their sensitivity and specificity values exceeded 60.0%, except WHR, which had a sensitivity of 52.0%. BMI and WC were the indicators best capable of distinguishing between women and men, respectively, with and without sarcopenia. The screening indicator based on three anthropometric variables (WHR, BMI, and WC) was also associated with sarcopenia.

Studies that used the criteria and cut-off points recommended by Baumgartner et al. [¹], as did the present study, found prevalences of sarcopenia ranging from 8.9% to 31.0% in women and from 19.0% to 52.9% in men [¹,⁷,¹⁷-¹⁹]. However, Bijlsma et al. [⁹] found much lower prevalences than those found in the study population, ranging from 0 to 4.5% in men and from 0 to 3.0% in women. In addition to the diagnostic criteria, differences between the prevalences may be related to sampling differences and sample characteristics. Besides age [²⁰] as a factor that influences the prevalence of sarcopenia, other factors are also related and can be involved in the differences found, such as low level of physical activity, peripheral vascular disease, hormonal influences like low vitamin D, peripheral neuropathy, and weight loss secondary to malabsorption [²¹]. The study prevalence of sarcopenia based on the screening indicator did not differ significantly from the study prevalence of sarcopenia based on ASMI. Hence, in the present study, when combined, anthropometric measurements were capable of predicting sarcopenia.

Body mass index was considered the best variable to screen for sarcopenia in women and the second best in men. Body mass and body composition influence sarcopenia [²²]. Although BMI is not capable of distinguishing between body tissues, older adults with lower BMI were more likely to have sarcopenia than those with higher BMI, corroborating other studies [²³-²⁵].

Body mass index cut-off points for older adults are controversial [²⁶]. Nonetheless, the differences between the BMI cut-off point for overweight identified by the present study and that provided by the Nutrition Screening Initiative, used by the Brazilian Food and Nutrition Surveillance System (>27kg/m²), are small [²⁷]. The study results confirm that BMI is a good variable to screen for sarcopenia, especially in women, and also show the importance of using BMI when screening older adults as it is simple and easy to determine.

Waist circunference is also a good variable to screen men and women for sarcopenia, with cut-off points of ≤92.0cm for men and ≤88.0cm for women. Men and women with low WC were more likely to have sarcopenia. In men this variable was the best predictor of sarcopenia. The cut-off points identified by the present study are similar to those found in the literature [²⁸] as an indicator of risk for metabolic complications. WC is easy to measure and usually used in body composition and central obesity assessments [²⁹]. The present study suggests that WC can be used for identifying older adults with sarcopenia, especially men.

In the present study, WHR too was capable of discriminating sarcopenia satisfactorily. Nevertheless, other studies that used WHR for this purpose were not found, making this the first study to document that WHR is a good variable to screen for sarcopenia. This relationship can be explained as WHR is an anthropometric indicator of abdominal fat and metabolic risk, as well as sarcopenia [¹¹]. As age increases, height decreases, body fat is redistributed, fat-free mass decreases, and muscle mass decreases [³⁰], components of sarcopenia.

Handgrip strength is considered a good indicator of total muscle strength in older adults [³¹]. It is widely used by epidemiological studies [³,⁴,²⁵,³²] as it predicts poor health and functional limitation [³³]. The present study found that handgrip strength is a good predictor of sarcopenia. The study handgrip strength cut-off points (<18.5kgf for women and <26kgf for men) were very close to those proposed by the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health [³⁴] (<16.0kgf for women and <26.0kgf for men) and by the European Consensus [¹⁰] (<20.0kgf for women and <30.0kgf for men) as indicators of muscle strength loss. Yet, when associated with anthropometric indicators, it was not related.

Although the screening indicator based on anthropometric variables is itself associated with sarcopenia, BMI, WHR, WC, and handgrip strength in both sexes were also associated with the outcome. These results reinforce the possibility of using these measurements, which, together or individually, are important screening tools, capable of being implemented by primary care as they require relatively easy and inexpensive techniques.

The strengths of the study include the fact that this study tried to estimate the pretest diagnostic properties (sensitivity and specificity) of many indicators with respect to sarcopenia. The indicators may be used by health professionals in clinical practice and by other epidemiological studies that do not have access to DXA. This is also the first study that used WHR for this purpose. Moreover, the study used data from a population-based study of older adults from Florianópolis (SC), using validated instruments and standardized procedures, which enabled comparison with other studies. Investment in indicators with high sensitivity is appropriate when monitoring health with the objective of screening the population.

The limitations include the use of different measurements to identify sarcopenia or its absence by many studies on the subject, which may lead to invalid comparisons, hindering the understanding of the factors involved in the genesis and discrimination of sarcopenia; the restriction that stems from the cross-sectional design, which prevents the making of inferences about the outcome. Additionally, the study of sarcopenia-related complications, such as fractures, hospitalizations, institutionalization, and even death, cannot be omitted; and the third limitation regards the losses associated with clinical tests, which may lead to selection bias: only older adults in better health conditions managed to visit the clinical test site, which may result in an underestimation of the prevalence of sarcopenia. In the present study, muscle strength indicators and motor performance were not considered for the definition of sarcopenia as they were not available for analysis. Furthermore, caution is recommended when using anthropometric indicators and handgrip strength to identify sarcopenia as these measurements were developed with other objectives in mind.

The present study tried to find inexpensive and easy-to-use screening instruments to identify older adults more likely to have sarcopenia. BMI was a good predictor in females, and WC was a good predictor in males. Therefore, the screening indicator may be used in large scale, both by epidemiological studies and clinical practitioners.

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• Article based on the Project institutional research coordinated by the Dra. Eleonora d’Orsi, financed by the Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (Process nº 569834/2008-2).

Publication Dates

• Publication in this collection
  May-Jun 2017

History

• Received
  13 July 2016
• Reviewed
  18 Jan 2017
• Accepted
  17 Feb 2017