Diagnostic and prognostic value of calf circumference for sarcopenia in community-dwelling older adults.

Alejandro Álvarez-BustosJose Antonio CarniceroHelio José Coelho-JuniorRiccardo CalvaniFrancisco José García-GarcíaEmanuele MarzettiFrancesco LandiLeocadio Rodriguez-Mañas

Published in: The journal of nutrition, health & aging (2024)

Using normalized values of CC as a criteria of muscle mass shows moderate agreement with classical criteria for diagnosing sarcopenia and offer similar predictive value in community-dwelling older adults.

Keyphrases

skeletal muscle
body mass index
community dwelling
high intensity
body weight
physical activity