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There is no consensus on how best to define low muscle mass in patients with end‐stage renal disease. Use of muscle mass normalized to height‐squared has been suggested by geriatric… Click to show full abstract
There is no consensus on how best to define low muscle mass in patients with end‐stage renal disease. Use of muscle mass normalized to height‐squared has been suggested by geriatric societies but may underestimate sarcopenia, particularly in the setting of excess adiposity. We compared four definitions of low muscle mass in a prevalent hemodialysis cohort.
Keywords:
sarcopenia among;
hemodialysis;
muscle;
among patients;
muscle mass
Journal Title: Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle
Year Published: 2017
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Journal Title: Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle
Year Published: 2017
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