Sarcopenia was determined to be associated with increased arterial stiffness in the nondialysis patient population, but there is no available data on this subject in dialysis patients. A total of 79 patients were included in the study. Sarcopenia was diagnosed according to the EWSGOP-2 criteria. Arterial stiffness was measured noninvasively with a ...
Published in Nutrition in clinical practice : official publication of the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition
Preoperative dysphagia screening is rare. The purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence and potential risk factors of preoperative dysphagia risk in adults preparing for surgery. The Eating Assessment Tool (EAT-10), Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment Short Form (PG-SGA SF), and Sarcopenia Screening Tool (SARC-F) were self-admin...
Published in The neuroradiology journal
Poor clinical outcomes are still common in successfully reperfused acute ischemic stroke patients. The aim of our study was to assess the impact of sarcopenia and myosteatosis on neurological outcomes and mortality in successfully reperfused acute ischemic stroke patients. We included in our retrospective observational study 166 consecutive patient...
Published in Frontiers in Nutrition
Published in Frontiers in Aging
Ageing has been associated with comorbidities, systemic low-grade of inflammation, and immunosenescence. Hypertension is the most common morbidity and anti-hypertensives are used for more than 50%. Angiotensin-converting enzyme 1 inhibitors (ACEi) and angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARB) control blood pressure but also seem to play a role in como...
Published in Frontiers in Medicine
Objectives To investigate the inter/intra-reliability of ultrasound (US) muscle echogenicity in patients with rheumatic diseases. Methods Forty-two rheumatologists and 2 radiologists from 13 countries were asked to assess US muscle echogenicity of quadriceps muscle in 80 static images and 20 clips from 64 patients with different rheumatic diseases ...
Published in Nutrients
This study aims to investigate the prevalence of sarcopenic obesity and factors influencing body composition in persons with spinal cord injury (SCI) in Japan. Adults with SCI aged ≥ 20 years who underwent whole-body dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry between 2016 and 2022 were retrospectively analyzed. Data from 97 patients were examined. The primar...
Published in Frontiers in Pediatrics
Background Sarcopenia in adult cirrhotic patients is associated with increased morbidity and mortality whereas in children it is still being studied. Anthropometric variables in cirrhotic children are not reliable for assessing muscle mass as they may be altered by ascites, edema, and organomegaly. Measuring the area of the psoas showed good correl...
Published in Frontiers in Nutrition
Introduction Adequate nutrition is important for health in later life. Older adults are especially vulnerable to adverse outcomes following infection by COVID-19 and have commonly spent a disproportionate time within their own homes to reduce risk of infection. There are concerns that advice to shield may have led to malnutrition as older adults ma...
Published in Frontiers in Endocrinology
Objectives The aim of this study was to discover the role of fat and muscle in bone structures, as well as the relationship between obesity and sarcopenia on age-related osteoporosis. Methods A total of 400 participants (65.0 ± 8.2 years old, 42.3% women) were recruited. Fat, muscle, bone parameters, basic demographics, medical history, physical pe...
