High prevalence of muscle weakness and probable sarcopenia in patients with inflammatory bowel disease.

Ilkay Ergenc Chasan Ismail Basa Alper Uzum Sevval Sahin Haluk Tarik Kani Rahmi Aslan Şehnaz Olgun Yıldızeli Özgür Kasımay Ozlen Atug Yesim Ozen Alahdab

Published in: Nutrition in clinical practice : official publication of the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (2024)

One-third of the patients younger than 65 years with IBD had probable sarcopenia, defined as low muscle strength, whereas the incidence of confirmed sarcopenia remained relatively low.

Keyphrases

skeletal muscle
patients with inflammatory bowel disease
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
risk factors
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors