Clinical usefulness of neck circumference for predicting sarcopenia in patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis.

Jun Young Do A Young Kim Seock Hui Kang

Published in: Nutrition in clinical practice : official publication of the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (2022)

The present study demonstrated that NC is associated with HGS and sarcopenia in male patients undergoing PD. NC may be a useful option for screening for sarcopenia beyond simple BMI and may be helpful in identifying whether further evaluation for a diagnosis of sarcopenia is required.

Keyphrases

patients undergoing
peritoneal dialysis
skeletal muscle
end stage renal disease
body mass index
community dwelling
chronic kidney disease
weight gain
physical activity
body weight