Research Article

Association of Sarcopenia and Low Nutritional Status with Unplanned Hospital Readmission after Radical Gastrectomy in Patients with Gastric Cancer: A Case-Control Study

Table 1

EWGSOP2 criteria for the diagnosis of sarcopenia.

Probable sarcopenia is identified by criterion 1. Diagnosis is confirmed by additional documentation of criterion 2.
If criteria 1, 2, and 3 are all met, sarcopenia is considered severe

(1) Low muscle strength
(2) Low muscle quantity or quality
(3) Low physical performance