Diagnostic and prognostic value of calf circumference for sarcopenia in community-dwelling older adults

Background: An age-dependent normative values of calf circumference (CC) has been recently proposed as an accessible proxy for muscle mass. However, its usefulness to estimate sarcopenia has not been assessed. The objectives of the present study were to determine if the substitution of the classical...

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Published in:	The Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging
Main Authors:	Alejandro Álvarez-Bustos, Jose Antonio Carnicero, Helio José Coelho-Junior, Riccardo Calvani, Francisco José García-García, Emanuele Marzetti, Francesco Landi, Leocadio Rodriguez-Mañas
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2024-08-01
Subjects:	Calf circumference Sarcopenia Frailty Disability Mortality Hospitalization
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1279770724003774