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The Role of Combined Muscle Ultrasound and Bioimpedentiometry Parameters for Sarcopenia Diagnosis in a Population of Hospitalized Older Adults.

Alfredo ZanotelliAndrea Petronio RossiLetizia Del MonteGianluca VantiniGiovanni StabileSilvia UrbaniAnna GianiElena ZoicoAlessio BabbaniniFrancesco FantinMauro ZamboniGloria Mazzali
Published in: Nutrients (2024)
The newly calculated cut-off values of CSA, PhA, and MQI predicted the presence of sarcopenia with good sensitivity and specificity values. The use of the MQI proved to be more promising than the separate use of CSA and PhA in both male and female subjects.
Keyphrases
  • skeletal muscle
  • magnetic resonance imaging
  • community dwelling
  • physical activity
  • ultrasound guided
  • computed tomography
  • contrast enhanced ultrasound