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Table 2 SpA subtypes, cut-off points, questionnaires and outcomes included in the systematic review and meta-analyses

From: The prevalence of sarcopenia in spondyloarthritis patients: a meta-analysis

Study

SpA subtypes

Classification used

Assessment method for muscle mass

Correction method for muscle mass

Cut-off points muscle mass

Cut-off points grip strength

Cut-off points gait speed

Questionnaires

Time of follow up

Interventions

Outcomes

Men

Women

Men

Women

Men

Women

Aguiar 2014 [14]

AS, PsA

Lee’s equation

Measuring Tape and Skinfold Caliper

Sex, Age, and Ethnicity

< 10.75 kg/m2

< 6.75 kg/m2

NA

NA

NA

NA

HAQ

NA

NA

Ultrasound can diagnosis sarcopenia in spondyloarthritis

Barone 2018 [15]

AS, PsA

EWGSOP for sarcopenia

Other for presarcopenia

BIA 101

Height

< 10.75 kg/m2

< 6.75 kg/m2

< 30 kg

< 20 kg

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

Barros 2012 [16]

active AS

Baumgartner

DXA

Height

< 7.26 kg/m2

< 5.45 kg/m2

NA

NA

NA

NA

ASQoL

6 m, 12 m, 24 m

Anti-TNF

Sarcopenia reversion (BL: 16.6% vs. 6 m: 13.3% vs. 12 m: 6.6% vs. 24 m: 0%, p < 0.001)

Fitzgerald 2017 [17]

axSpA

Other

BIA

Height

< 8.87 kg/m2

< 6.42 kg/m2

NA

NA

NA

NA

ASQoL

NA

NA

NA

Kavadichanda 2022 [18]

SpA, PsA

AWGS

DXA

Height

< 7.0 kg/m2

< 5.4 kg/m2

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

Krajewska 2017 [19]

PsA

EWGSOP

BIA (InBody170)

Height

NA

< 5.45 kg/m2

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

Leite 2020 [20]

PsA

Other

DXA

Height

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

HAQ

NA

NA

NA

Maghraoui 2016 [21]

AS

EWGSOP for sarcopenia

Baumgartner for presarcopenia

DXA

Height

< 7.25 kg/m2

NA

< 30 kg

NA

Timed get-up-and-go test > 10s

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

Merle 2023 [2]

SpA

EWGSOP2

DXA

Height

< 7.0 kg/m2

< 5.5 kg/m2

< 27 kg

< 16 kg

≤ 0.8 m/s

≤ 0.8 m/s

SarQoL®

NA

NA

NA

Neto 2022 [22]

axSpA

EWGSOP2

BIA (InBody770)

Height

< 7.0 kg/m2

< 6 kg/m2

< 27 kg

< 16 kg

≤ 0.8 m/s

≤ 0.8 m/s

IPAQ

NA

NA

NA

Paccou 2020 [23]

active PsA

Baumgartner

DXA

Height

< 7.26 kg/m2

< 5.5 kg/m2

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

6 m

Ustekinumab

Total lean mass decreased

Sequeira 2013 [24]

SpA

Lee’s equation

Measuring Tape and Skinfold Caliper

Sex, Age, and Ethnicity

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

HAQ

NA

NA

NA

Song 2017 [25]

AS

AWGS

Korea criteria

DXA

Height

< 7.0 kg/m2

NA

< 5.4 kg/m2

NA

< 28 kg

NA

< 18 kg

NA

< 1.0 m/s

NA

< 1.0 m/s

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

Soto 2023 [26]

SpA

ASMM

DXA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

Tournadre 2017 [27]

SpA, PsA

EWGSOP

DXA

Height

< 7.26 kg/m2

< 5.45 kg/m2

NA

NA

NA

NA

HAQ

NA

NA

NA

Younis 2021 [28]

AS

EWGSOP

DXA

Height

< 7.0 kg/m2

< 6 kg/m2

< 27 kg

< 16 kg

≤ 0.8 m/s

≤ 0.8 m/s

GPPAQ

NA

NA

NA