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Influence of Obesity on Diagnostic Accuracy and Optimal Cutoffs for Sarcopenia Screening in Non-Frail Older Adults: A Comparison of SARC-F Versus SARC-CalF

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Acknowledgement

This study was approved by the National Healthcare Group Institutional Research Board and funded by the Lee Foundation Grant 2013. We would like to extend our thanks to Ms Suzanne Yew, Ms Tan Cai Ning and Ms Audrey Yeo for their assistance in data collection.

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  1. Department of Geriatric Medicine, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore, Singapore

    Wee Shiong Lim, J. P. Lim & J. Chew

  2. Institute of Geriatrics and Active Ageing, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore, Singapore

    Wee Shiong Lim, J. P. Lim & J. Chew

  3. Department of Endocrinology, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore, Singapore

    A. W. K. Tan

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WSL drafted the manuscript. All authors critically appraised and contributed to manuscript revision, approved the final version of the paper, and agree to be accountable for all aspects of the work.

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Lim, W.S., Lim, J.P., Chew, J. et al. Influence of Obesity on Diagnostic Accuracy and Optimal Cutoffs for Sarcopenia Screening in Non-Frail Older Adults: A Comparison of SARC-F Versus SARC-CalF. J Nutr Health Aging 24, 914–916 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12603-020-1393-5

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