Sarcopenia Identification Using Alternative Vertebral Landmarks in Individuals with Lung Cancer.

Cecily A ByrneGiamila FantuzziJeremy T StephanSage J Kim Vanessa M Oddo Timothy J KohSandra L Gomez

Published in: Muscles (Basel, Switzerland) (2024)

(4)Sarcopenia prevalence varied greatly depending on the vertebral landmark used for assessment. Using L2 or L1 alone resulted in a 16.8% and 23.8% misclassification of sarcopenia in this cohort of individuals with lung cancer.

Keyphrases

skeletal muscle
bone mineral density
community dwelling
risk factors
postmenopausal women
bioinformatics analysis