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