Relationship between locomotive syndrome and body composition among community-dwelling middle-age and elderly individuals in Japan: The Yakumo study.
Satoshi TanakaKei AndoKazuyoshi KobayashiTetsuro HidaTaisuke SekiKoji SuzukiKenyu ItoMikito TsushimaMasayoshi MorozumiMasaaki MachinoKyotaro OtaNaoki IshiguroYukiharu HasegawaShiro ImagamaPublished in: Modern rheumatology (2018)
The ECW/TBW ratio is predictive of LS. Based on our results, we propose that BIA should routinely be performed, with follow-up and intervention, as needed, for individuals with a high ECW/TBW ratio, as they are at risk for developing LS.