Relationships among body composition, muscle strength, and sarcopenia in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma patients.

Kotaro SugawaraHiroharu YamashitaYasuhiro OkumuraKoichi YagiShuntaro YoshimuraKoichiro KawasakiAsami TanabeSusumu AikouYasuyuki Seto

Published in: Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (2019)

BMI reflects comprehensive information on body composition in ESCC patients, although its correlation with muscle mass and muscle strength was moderate. Decreased BMI might serve as an indicator for sarcopenia in this population, in which the presence of sarcopenic obesity is rare.

Keyphrases

body composition
end stage renal disease
resistance training
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
bone mineral density
skeletal muscle
body mass index
healthcare
type diabetes
prognostic factors
weight gain
weight loss
adipose tissue
patient reported outcomes