Mid-Upper Arm Circumference as an Alternative Screening Instrument to Appendicular Skeletal Muscle Mass Index for Diagnosing Sarcopenia

PURPOSE: Mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) is a simple, noninvasive anthropometric indicator. This study evaluated the applicability of MUAC as an alternative screening instrument to appendicular skeletal muscle mass index (ASMI) for detecting sarcopenia, and determined the optimal MUAC cutoff valu...

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Autores principales: Hu, Feng-Juan, Liu, Hu, Liu, Xiao-Lei, Jia, Shu-Li, Hou, Li-Sha, Xia, Xin, Dong, Bi-Rong
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove 2021
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Original Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8214542/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34163153
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CIA.S311081

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8214542/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34163153
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CIA.S311081

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