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This has prompted a systematic literature review to evaluate the effectiveness of the Finger\u2010ring Test in the assessment of sarcopenia.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Research studies in various online databases were accessed and perused, including PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, Ovid, Embase, Medline and the Cochrane Database to identify relevant observational studies without any language restriction from database access to July 2024. To avoid missing any relevant matches, searches targeted specific words typically associated with the Finger\u2010ring Test, such as Yubu\u2010wakka Test and the Finger\u2010circle Test. The research quality was evaluated using the ROBINS\u2010E tool. A meta\u2010analysis was performed using the SPSS software version 29. The review protocol was registered on PROSPERO, with the assigned ID CRD42024593561.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>From a total of 286 studies, only four studies met the inclusion criteria. From a total of 2754 participants, the mean age of the participants was 68.35\u2009\u00b1\u20092.57\u2009years. The pooled association of each group of the Finger\u2010ring Test with sarcopenia showed the bigger group (OR 2.47; 95% CI 1.42\u20134.28; <jats:italic>I<\/jats:italic><jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\u2009=\u200964%), just fit group (OR 0.30; 95% CI 0.13\u20130.67; <jats:italic>I<\/jats:italic><jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\u2009=\u200975%) and the smaller group (OR 0.16; 95% CI 0.08\u20130.32; <jats:italic>I<\/jats:italic><jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\u2009=\u200962%).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>This systematic review shows that the Finger\u2010ring Test offers a practical method to identify older adults at risk of sarcopenia. 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