Development and validation of a new anthropometric equation to predict skeletal muscle mass in a heterogeneous caucasian population

Abstract Assessment of skeletal muscle mass (SMM) is essential to monitor physical performance and health status. The most widely used anthropometric equations have repeatedly demonstrated to overestimate or underestimate SMM in different populations. Herein, we developed and cross-validated a new a...

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Main Authors: Daniel Rojano-Ortega, Heliodoro Moya-Amaya, Antonio Molina-López, Antonio Jesús Berral-Aguilar, Francisco José Berral-de la Rosa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-11-01
Series:Scientific Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-77965-8