Scaling of computed tomography body composition to height: relevance of height‐normalized indices in patients with colorectal cancer

Abstract Background Body weight scales to height with a power of ≈2 (weight/height2), forming the basis of body mass index (BMI). The corresponding scaling of body composition measured by abdominal computed tomography (CT) to height has not been established. The objective of this analysis was to qua...

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Main Authors: Justin C. Brown, Steven B. Heymsfield, Bette J. Caan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2022-02-01
Series:Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/jcsm.12847