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Assessing lean tissue by bioelectrical impedance analysis pre hemodialysis underestimates the prevalence of sarcopenia in maintenance hemodialysis patients.

Minmin WangLin LiuXiaogang ShenYiwen LiQiang He
Published in: European journal of clinical nutrition (2021)
The prevalence of sarcopenia in MHD patients varies greatly according to the timing of measurements. Although predialysis measurement is preferred, it underestimates the prevalence of sarcopenia in MHD patients.
Keyphrases
  • end stage renal disease
  • chronic kidney disease
  • ejection fraction
  • newly diagnosed
  • skeletal muscle
  • prognostic factors
  • body composition
  • magnetic resonance imaging
  • magnetic resonance