Relationship between longitudinal changes in calf circumference and skeletal muscle mass
Longitudinal changes in calf circumference were positively correlated with those in ASM, regardless of age and obesity status. As such, changes in calf circumference could serve as a reliable indicator of variations in skeletal muscle mass.
Authors
- Mitsuru Higuchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6751-073X)
- Chiyoko Usui (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8189-8312)
- Motohiko Miyachi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1146-0905)
- Koichiro Oka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5571-042X)
- Tomoko Ito (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-8111-4959)
- Taishi Midorikawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7985-1905)
- Suguru Torii (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8729-531X)
- Daiki Watanabe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5644-1428)
- Kumpei Tanisawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9334-7104)
- Kaori Ishii (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8077-4895)
- Ryoko Kawakami (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8211-1553)
- Nobuhiro Nakamura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3118-6090)
- Yiwen Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9008-8346)
- Katsuhiko Suzuki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6572-5809)
- Shizuo Sakamoto
- Yumiko Inoue
Institutions
- Waseda University (JP)
- Meiji Yasuda Life Foundation of Health and Welfare (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Nutrition ESPEN
- Published
- 2025-05-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clnesp.2025.05.044
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.39
Funders
- Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science