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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 Abdullah
Published 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.
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