Myopenia and body fat distribution in hospitalized ulcerative colitis patients: correlations with clinical characteristics and response to vedolizumab

BackgroundUlcerative colitis (UC) patients often suffer from impaired nutritional conditions. However, there are few studies focused on muscle loss in UC patients as well as its impact on therapeutic response. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of myopenia in hospitalized patients with a...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Nutrition
Main Authors:	Wei Wei, Pengguang Yan, Yan Zhang, Qiong Wang, Junren Kang, Pengju Liu, Jin Fu, Jingnan Li, Kang Yu
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-12-01
Subjects:	myopenia ulcerative colitis adipose tissue visceral obesity vedolizumab
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2024.1411695/full