Prevalence of Low Muscle Mass in the Computed Tomography at the Third Lumbar Vertebra Level Depends on Chosen Cut-Off in 200 Hospitalised Patients—A Prospective Observational Trial

Prevalence of Low Muscle Mass in the Computed Tomography at the Third Lumbar Vertebra Level Depends on Chosen Cut-Off in 200 Hospitalised Patients—A Prospective Observational Trial

Measuring skeletal muscle area (SMA) at the third lumbar vertebra level (L3) using computed tomography (CT) is increasingly popular for diagnosing low muscle mass. The aim was to describe the effect of the CT L3 cut-off choice on the prevalence of low muscle mass in medical and surgical patients. Tw...

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Main Authors: Arabella Fischer, Noemi Kiss, Valerie-Anna Rudas, Kristina Nieding, Cecilia Veraar, Isabel Timmermann, Konstantin Liebau, Maximilian Pesta, Timo Siebenrock, Martin Anwar, Ricarda Hahn, Anatol Hertwig, Jonas Brugger, Helmut Ringl, Dietmar Tamandl, Michael Hiesmayr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-08-01
Series:Nutrients
Subjects:
low muscle mass
low skeletal muscle area
sarcopenia
computed tomography
body composition
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/14/16/3446

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