New specific skeletal muscle mass index cut-offs for the assessment of sarcopenia in patients with severe obesity

IntroductionBioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) is the most used tool in clinical practice to evaluate body composition in patients with obesity. The skeletal muscle index (SMI) defined by BIA has been proposed for the identification of sarcopenia, but there are currently no univocal cutoffs for...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Endocrinology
Main Authors:	Annalisa Bufano, Alessandra Cartocci, Nicoletta Benenati, Cristina Ciuoli, Maria Simon Batzibal, Alessio Bombardieri, Gabriele Iraci Sareri, Ida Sannino, Andrea Tirone, Costantino Voglino, Giuseppe Vuolo, Maria Grazia Castagna
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-07-01
Subjects:	obesity sarcopenia muscle SMI BIA
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fendo.2024.1369584/full