Mid-Arm Muscle and Subcutaneous Fat Associated with All-Cause Mortality Independent of BMI: A Prospective Cohort Study.

Liyun HeNa YangJialu WangJingyue HuangWei LiLingling XuFan PingYuxiu LiHuabing Zhang

Published in: Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) (2021)

Mid-arm muscle and subcutaneous fat were inversely associated with all-cause mortality, independent of BMI, beyond the elderly population. Mid-arm muscle and subcutaneous fat made comparable contributions to and had positive joint effects on all-cause mortality.

Keyphrases

adipose tissue
skeletal muscle
body mass index
fatty acid
weight gain
middle aged