Value of appendicular lean mass and related indexes in patients with obesity
Clinical Nutrition ESPEN(2021)
Abstract
Rationale: Appendicular lean mass (ALM) is used to assess sarcopenia. There are indexes that determine ALM in relation to weight or BMI allowing a better detection of sarcopenia in patients with obesity. Our objective is to determine the ALM values in patients with high risk obesity.
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Key words
appendicular lean mass,obesity
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