, increased postoperative complications (10), poor health-related quality of life (11), and premature death (6,12). Functional evaluation of sarcopenia isusually based on measuring grip-strength using a dynamometer or gait speed using a short walk (e.g., 4 or 6 m) (1316).Most operational definitions of sarcopenia also include diagnostic cut-points based on muscle mass determined usingdual X-ray absorptiometry or bioelectrical impedance analysis