Yang L, et al. - In this large population-based cohort of older English adults, researchers examined whether the risk of developing sarcopenia (defined as handgrip < 26 kg in men and < 16 kg in women) varies by sex, and identified sex-specific risk factors of incident sarcopenia. This study sample (n=3,404; age 63.4 (SD 7.7) years; 54.1% women) included older community-dwelling adults enrolled from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing. Compared with men, women were at higher risk of developing incident sarcopenia, and this was likely explained by a range of sex-specific risk factors. The investigators observed an inverse relationship between physical activity and sarcopenia risk at moderate and vigorous intensities in men and only vigorous intensity in women. Social factors, like wealth, and chronic health conditions seemed to be more strongly related to sarcopenia in men.