Calf circumference: cutoff values from the NHANES 1999-2006.

Maria Cristina GonzálezAli MehrnezhadNariman RazaviarabThiago G Barbosa-SilvaSteven B Heymsfield

Published in: The American journal of clinical nutrition (2021)

This study defined CC values in a diverse population sample along with a BMI-adjustment approach that helps to remove the confounding effects of adiposity and thereby improves CC as a useful clinical estimate of SM mass.

Keyphrases

body mass index
weight gain
insulin resistance
type diabetes
adipose tissue
body weight
skeletal muscle