Skeletal Muscle Mass Index Is Positively Associated With Bone Mineral Density in Hemodialysis Patients

Background: Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are at risk for bone loss and sarcopenia because of associated mineral and bone disorders (MBD), malnutrition, and chronic inflammation. Both osteoporosis and sarcopenia are associated with a poor prognosis; however, few studies have evaluated t...

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Main Authors: Kiyonori Ito, Susumu Ookawara, Yutaka Hibino, Sojiro Imai, Mariko Fueki, Yusaku Bandai, Masatoshi Yasuda, Tatsuya Kamimura, Hideo Kakuda, Satoshi Kiryu, Noriko Wada, Yuri Hamashima, Tadanao Kobayashi, Mitsutoshi Shindo, Hidenori Sanayama, Yasushi Ohnishi, Kaoru Tabei, Yoshiyuki Morishita
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmed.2020.00187/full