August 11, 2016Open Access

Sarcopenia among patients receiving hemodialysis: weighing the evidence

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Skeletal muscle mass normalized to height2 may underestimate the prevalence of low muscle mass, particularly among overweight and obese patients on hemodialysis. Valid detection of sarcopenia among obese patients receiving hemodialysis requires adjustment for body size.

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Kittiskulnam et al. (Thu,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69daa63e8988aeabbe6872f8 https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1002/jcsm.12130

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