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Cut‐offs for calf circumference as a screening tool for low muscle mass: WASEDA'S Health Study

AIM: To re‐evaluate the suitability of calf circumference as a surrogate marker of low muscle mass measured by both bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) and dual‐energy X‐ray absorptiometry (DXA). We also examined the effects of obesity and age on low muscle mass screening using calf circumference...

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Autores principales: Kawakami, Ryoko, Miyachi, Motohiko, Sawada, Susumu S., Torii, Suguru, Midorikawa, Taishi, Tanisawa, Kumpei, Ito, Tomoko, Usui, Chiyoko, Ishii, Kaori, Suzuki, Katsuhiko, Sakamoto, Shizuo, Higuchi, Mitsuru, Muraoka, Isao, Oka, Koichiro
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7590124/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32886830
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ggi.14025