Utility of the SARC-F Questionnaire for Sarcopenia Screening in Patients with Chronic Liver Disease: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study in Japan

Utility of the SARC-F Questionnaire for Sarcopenia Screening in Patients with Chronic Liver Disease: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study in Japan

Diagnosing sarcopenia is challenging. This multicenter cross-sectional study aimed to evaluate the utility of the SARC-F score system for identifying sarcopenia in patients with chronic liver disease (CLD). We enrolled 717 patients from five participating centers who completed the SARC-F between Nov...

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Main Authors: Tatsunori Hanai, Atsushi Hiraoka, Makoto Shiraki, Ryosuke Sugimoto, Nobuhito Taniki, Akira Hiramatsu, Nobuhiro Nakamoto, Motoh Iwasa, Kazuaki Chayama, Masahito Shimizu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-08-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
muscle strength
muscle mass
SARC-F
sarcopenia
screening
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/15/3448

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