The visceral fat area to leg muscle mass ratio is significantly associated with the risk of hyperuricemia among women: a cross-sectional study by Xiao-He Wang, Wei-Ran Jiang, Min-Ying Zhang, Ying-Xin Shi, Yun-Ping Ji, Chun-Jun Li, Jing-Na Lin

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Skeletal muscle mass to visceral fat area ratio as a predictor of NAFLD in lean and overweight men and women with effect modification by sex by Yoosun Cho, Yoosoo Chang, Seungho Ryu, Hyun‐Suk Jung, Chan‐won Kim, Hyungseok Oh, Mi Kyung Kim, Won Sohn, Hocheol Shin, Sarah H. Wild, Christopher D. Byrne

“…We investigated (a) whether the skeletal muscle mass to visceral fat area ratio (SV ratio), as a measure of sarcopenic visceral obesity, is a risk factor for NAFLD; and (b) whether the SV ratio adds to conventional adiposity measures to improve prediction of incident NAFLD. …”
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Patisiran Enhances Muscle Mass after Nine Months of Treatment in ATTRv Amyloidosis: A Study with Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis and Handgrip Strength by Vincenzo Di Stefano, Ewan Thomas, Paolo Alonge, Valerio Giustino, Guglielmo Pillitteri, Ignazio Leale, Angelo Torrente, Antonia Pignolo, Davide Norata, Salvatore Iacono, Antonino Lupica, Antonio Palma, Giuseppe Battaglia, Filippo Brighina

“…Patisiran stabilizes polyneuropathy and preserves motor strength by increasing muscle mass after 9 months of treatment.…”
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Maintenance of Muscle Mass and Cardiorespiratory Fitness to Cancer Patients During COVID-19 Era and After SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine by Miguel S. Conceição, Miguel S. Conceição, Sophie Derchain, Felipe Cassaro Vechin, Guilherme Telles, Guilherme Fiori Maginador, Luís Otávio Sarian, Cleiton Augusto Libardi, Carlos Ugrinowitsch

“…There is emerging evidence that decreased muscle mass and cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) are associated with increased risk of cancer-related mortality. …”
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Association between Growth Differentiation Factor-15 (GDF-15) Serum Levels, Anorexia and Low Muscle Mass among Cancer Patients by Alessio Molfino, Maria Ida Amabile, Giovanni Imbimbo, Veronica Rizzo, Federica Pediconi, Carlo Catalano, Alessandra Emiliani, Roberta Belli, Cesarina Ramaccini, Claudia Parisi, Giuseppe Nigri, Maurizio Muscaritoli

“…We explored the association(s) between GDF-15 serum levels and anorexia and, secondarily, with low muscle mass and body weight loss in cancer patients. …”
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Role of Menopausal Transition and Physical Activity in Loss of Lean and Muscle Mass: A Follow-Up Study in Middle-Aged Finnish Women by Hanna-Kaarina Juppi, Sarianna Sipilä, Neil J. Cronin, Sira Karvinen, Jari E. Karppinen, Tuija H. Tammelin, Pauliina Aukee, Vuokko Kovanen, Urho M. Kujala, Eija K. Laakkonen

“…A decrease especially in estradiol has been hypothesized to cause loss of muscle mass. This study investigated the effect of menopausal transition on changes in lean and muscle mass, from the total body to the muscle fiber level, among 47–55-year-old women. …”
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Impact of skeletal muscle mass in patients with unresectable gastric cancer who received palliative first-line chemotherapy based on 5-fluorouracil by Tomoyuki Matsunaga, Hiroaki Saito, Wataru Miyauchi, Yuji Shishido, Kozo Miyatani, Masaki Morimoto, Yuki Murakami, Takehiko Hanaki, Kyoichi Kihara, Manabu Yamamoto, Naruo Tokuyasu, Shuichi Takano, Teruhisa Sakamoto, Toshimichi Hasegawa, Yoshiyuki Fujiwara

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Increased Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA) Level Is Highly Associated with Low Skeletal Muscle Mass in Asymptomatic Adults: A Population-Based Study by Chul-Hyun Park, Antonio Diaz Lizarraga, Yong-Taek Lee, Kyung-Jae Yoon, Tae-Kyung Yoo

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#231 : Association Between Reduced Muscle Mass and Obesity on Various Metabolic Risk Factors and Fracture Risk in Mid-Aged Korean Women by In Hye Kim, So Hee Kim, Eun Hee Yu, Jong Kil Ju

“…Background and Aims: The aim of this study is to investigate effects of reduced muscle mass and obesity on various metabolic risk factors and fractures risk in middle age Korean women. …”
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Quantification of Abdominal Muscle Mass and Diagnosis of Sarcopenia with Cross-Sectional Imaging in Patients with Polycystic Kidney Disease: Correlation with Total Kidney Volume by Chih-Horng Wu, Tai-Shuan Lai, Yung-Ming Chen, Chyi-Mong Chen, Shun-Chung Yang, Po-Chin Liang

“…This study quantified and compared muscle mass by using computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) images between the PKD and control groups and correlated muscle mass with total kidney volume (TKV). …”
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Dilution of oral D3‐Creatine to measure creatine pool size and estimate skeletal muscle mass: development of a correction algorithm by Mahalakshmi Shankaran, Gregg Czerwieniec, Chancy Fessler, Po‐yin Anne Wong, Salena Killion, Scott M. Turner, Marc K. Hellerstein, William J. Evans

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Correlation between muscle mass reduction and serum uric acid and urinary albumin in middle-aged and elderly type 2 diabetes men by Lin Li, Xiuli Cao, Qihong Yang

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Prognostic Value of Psoas Muscle Mass Index in Patients With Non‒ST‐Segment‒Elevation Myocardial Infarction: A Prospective Observational Study by Hiroshi Matsumoto, Koichiro Matsumura, Yoshihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Fujii, Satoshi Tsujimoto, Munemitsu Otagaki, Shun Morishita, Kenta Hashimoto, Hiroki Shibutani, Tetsuro Sugiura, Ichiro Shiojima

“…The aim of this study is to investigate the prognostic value of muscle wasting, defined by psoas muscle mass index (PMI), in patients with non‒ST‐segment‒elevation myocardial infarction. …”
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The Combination of Low Skeletal Muscle Mass and High Tumor Interleukin-6 Associates with Decreased Survival in Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma by Joshua K. Kays, Leonidas G. Koniaris, Caleb A. Cooper, Roberto Pili, Guanglong Jiang, Yunlong Liu, Teresa A. Zimmers

“…Patients in the lowest skeletal muscle mass (SKM) quartile had significantly shorter overall survival versus the top three SKM quartiles. …”
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Effects of Whey Protein Isolate on Body Composition, Muscle Mass, and Strength of Chronic Heart Failure Patients: A Randomized Clinical Trial by Elisa M. dos Santos, Annie S. B. Moreira, Grazielle V. B. Huguenin, Eduardo Tibiriça, Andrea De Lorenzo

“…Heart failure (HF) is associated with a reduction of skeletal muscle mass. Whey protein isolate (WPI) has been beneficial in increasing muscle mass and strength, in addition to improving body composition. …”
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Association of skeletal muscle mass and risk of hypertension in Korean adults: secondary analysis of data from the community-based prospective cohort study by So Young Bu

“…BackgroundCross-sectional studies have revealed a link between low muscle mass and hypertension. However, whether the degree of muscle mass predicts hypertension risk has not been confirmed. …”
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Growth hormone secretagogue receptor‐1a mediates ghrelin's effects on attenuating tumour‐induced loss of muscle strength but not muscle mass by Haiming Liu, Pu Zang, Ian (In‐gi) Lee, Barbara Anderson, Anthony Christiani, Lena Strait‐Bodey, Beatrice A. Breckheimer, Mackenzie Storie, Alison Tewnion, Kora Krumm, Theresa Li, Brynn Irwin, Jose M. Garcia

“…This study characterizes the pathways involved in muscle mass and strength loss in the Lewis lung carcinoma (LLC)‐induced cachexia model, and the effects of ghrelin in mice with or without its only known receptor: the growth hormone secretagogue receptor‐1a ((GHSR‐1a), Ghsr+/+ and Ghsr−/−). …”
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Prevalence of sarcopenia under different diagnostic criteria and the changes in muscle mass, muscle strength, and physical function with age in Chinese old adults by Mengyu Cao, Junsong Lian, Xisheng Lin, Jinwei Liu, Chao Chen, Shuaixuan Xu, Shuang Ma, Fang Wang, Nihui Zhang, Xiaolei Qi, Guogang Xu, Nan Peng

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The effect of disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs on skeletal muscle mass in rheumatoid arthritis patients: a systematic review with meta-analysis by Thales R. Hein, Leonardo Peterson, Barbara J. Bartikoski, Juliana Portes, Rafaela C. Espírito Santo, Ricardo M. Xavier

“…We selected studies with rheumatoid arthritis patients treated with disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) that analyzed muscle mass parameters such as lean mass and appendicular lean mass. …”
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Combination of psoas muscle mass index and neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio as a prognostic predictor for patients undergoing nonsurgical hepatocellular carcinoma therapy by Yusuke Sugama, Koji Miyanishi, Takahiro Osuga, Shingo Tanaka, Kota Hamaguchi, Ryo Ito, Hiroki Sakamoto, Tomohiro Kubo, Hiroyuki Ohnuma, Kazuyuki Murase, Kohich Takada, Masayoshi Kobune, Junji Kato

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