Assessing mortality and malnutrition using calf circumference adjusted for body mass index and edema as muscle mass reduction indicators within the Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition criteria: A retrospective study
When assessing low muscle mass using lower CC, we found that adjusting for BMI and edema did not result in a significant mortality difference compared with unadjusted actual measurements.
Authors
- Koki Kawamura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5089-1951)
- Kenta Murotani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0623-9365)
- Junko Ueshima (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5709-4541)
- Tatsuma Sakaguchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2246-9526)
- Naoharu Mori (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0357-8604)
- Tatsuro Inoue (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6959-6381)
- Ayano Nagano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0629-085X)
- Keisuke Maeda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7132-7818)
- Yuria Ishida (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3684-3240)
- Akio Shimizu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0244-1953)
Institutions
- Kurume University (JP)
- Aichi Medical University (JP)
- Mie University (JP)
- NTT Medical Center (JP)
- Kurume University Medical Center (JP)
- Aichi Medical University Hospital (JP)
- Nishinomiya Kyoritsu Neurosurgical Hospital (JP)
- National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology (JP)
- Niigata University of Health and Welfare (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Nutrition in Clinical Practice
- Published
- 2025-05-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ncp.11316
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.16
Funders
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science