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The main objective of this study was to use the EWGSOP2 guidelines in hospitalized old subjects to test its predictivity for adverse clinical outcomes and to evaluate its step\u2010by\u2010step capability to predict unfavorable clinical events.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Participants and Setting<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Three hundred and seventeen men and two hundred and eighty seven women, aged 65 to 99\u2009years, consecutively admitted to the Department of Geriatrics at the University Hospital of Verona.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>All patients underwent a complete geriatric assessment, clinical evaluation, and for the diagnosis of Sarcopenia, the EWGSOP2 guidelines were applied. As clinical outcomes, length of hospital stay, fall risk, and subjects' quality of life were considered.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Among 604 hospitalized older patients, 56.0% presented with a SARC\u2010F score suggestive of a risk for Sarcopenia. Patients at risk for Sarcopenia, and with available handgrip strength data, in 85.5% of cases also presented probable Sarcopenia. Among patients with probable Sarcopenia, and with available body composition data, 83.1% were confirmed with Sarcopenia, with a general prevalence of Sarcopenia of 22%. The shortest average length of hospitalization was in non\u2010sarcopenic patients, with a median of 11\u2009days, whereas dynapenic and sarcopenic subjects have respectively a median of 12 and 13\u2009days of hospitalization, with significant differences also after adjustment for age, nutritional status and comorbidity. 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