Use of Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis for the Measurement of Appendicular Skeletal Muscle Mass/Whole Fat Mass and Its Relevance in Assessing Osteoporosis among Patients with Low Back Pain: A Comparative Analysis Using Dual X-ray Absorptiometry

Study Design Cross-sectional observational study. Purpose To compare measurements of appendicular skeletal muscle mass (ASMM) and whole fat mass (WFM) obtained using dualenergy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) and bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) among patients with low back pain (LBP). Moreover, th...

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Main Authors: Kazuki Fujimoto, Kazuhide Inage, Yawara Eguchi, Sumihisa Orita, Miyako Suzuki, Go Kubota, Takeshi Sainoh, Jun Sato, Yasuhiro Shiga, Koki Abe, Hirohito Kanamoto, Masahiro Inoue, Hideyuki Kinoshita, Masaki Norimoto, Tomotaka Umimura, Masao Koda, Takeo Furuya, Tsutomu Akazawa, Toru Toyoguchi, Atsushi Terakado, Kazuhisa Takahashi, Seiji Ohtori
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Spine Society 2018-10-01
Series:Asian Spine Journal
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Online Access:http://www.asianspinejournal.org/upload/pdf/asj-2018-12-5-839.pdf