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How does muscularity assessed by bedside methods compare to computed tomography muscle area at intensive care unit admission? A pilot prospective cross-sectional study.

Kate J LambellC P EarthmanA C TierneyG S GohA ForsythS J King
Published in: Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association (2020)
BIS-derived FFM using an adjustment algorithm for overhydration was correlated with CT muscle area and had good agreement with muscularity status assessed by CT image analysis. Arm anthropometry and subjective physical assessment techniques were not able to reliably detect participants with low CT muscle area.
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