Role of thigh circumference, calf circumference, subjective global assessment, and handgrip strength as diagnostic modalities of sarcopenia in women inflammatory bowel disease patients.
Rabbinu Rangga PribadiMarcellus SimadibrataAndri Sanityoso SulaimanMurdani AbdullahPublished in: JGH open : an open access journal of gastroenterology and hepatology (2022)
In this survey of Indonesian women with IBD, the frequency of sarcopenia was 11.7%. When compared with DXA, TC and CC values over 50 cm and 31 cm, respectively, were helpful to exclude the diagnosis of sarcopenia. SGA and HGS were of lesser value for the identification of a decrease in muscle mass.
Keyphrases
- body mass index
- skeletal muscle
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- prognostic factors
- body composition
- body weight
- community dwelling
- magnetic resonance imaging
- cross sectional
- depressive symptoms
- insulin resistance
- bone mineral density
- ulcerative colitis
- pregnancy outcomes
- postmenopausal women