Cut-offs for calf circumference as a screening tool for low muscle mass: WASEDA'S Health Study.
Ryoko KawakamiMotohiko MiyachiSusumu S SawadaSuguru ToriiTaishi MidorikawaKumpei TanisawaTomoko ItoChiyoko UsuiKaori IshiiKatsuhiko SuzukiShizuo SakamotoMitsuru HiguchiIsao MuraokaKoichiro OkaPublished in: Geriatrics & gerontology international (2020)
Calf circumference is positively correlated with BIA- and DXA-measured muscle mass regardless of obesity and age and is a simple and accurate surrogate marker of muscle mass for diagnosing sarcopenia. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2020; 20: 943-950.