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For sarcopenia diagnosis, muscle mass, physical performance, muscle strength and anthropometric parameters were recorded. Participants underwent a nutritional screening and a dental examination. Mini Nutritional Assessment and masticatory mixing ability test were performed. The results showed that men recorded a hand strength significantly higher than that of women, 25.5 \u00b1 7.2 Kg vs. 12.8 \u00b1 5.9 Kg (p &lt; 0.01), respectively. Gait speed test showed that only 20.8% of the participants had a speed of more than 0.8 m\/s. A strong negative correlation between masticatory performance and the number of missing teeth was detected (r = \u22120.84, 95% C.I. [\u22120.92; \u22120.69], p &lt; 0.01). Overall, a high percentage of institutionalized older adults were diagnosed as being sarcopenic. 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