Development and validation of a grading system for assessing muscle mass phenotype using mid-upper arm muscle area and handgrip strength in patients with incurable cancer.
Larissa Calixto-LimaRenata de Souza-SilvaLivia Costa de OliveiraGabriela Villaça ChavesEmanuelly Varea Maria WiegertPublished in: Nutrition in clinical practice : official publication of the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (2022)
The muscle mass phenotype grading system proved to be able to identify patients with lower performance status, worse body composition measurements and nutritional status, and higher risk of death in 180 days.