Association between body folate status and muscle mass: a cross-sectional study of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2011–2018
These findings suggested folate deficiency might play a role in muscle loss, and maintenance of RBC folate above 512 ng/mL might be helpful to the prevention and treatment of sarcopenia.
Authors
- Zhi Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8404-4937)
- Dingxiang Hu
- Jing Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5972-3623)
- Chengjian Wu
- Zhengru Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6224-7477)
- Jiajun Lin
Institutions
- Fujian Medical University (CN)
- Fujian Provincial Hospital (CN)
- Jiangsu Province Hospital (CN)
- Union Hospital (US)
- Union Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Health Population and Nutrition
- Published
- 2025-07-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s41043-025-01005-y
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.33
Funders
- Fujian Medical University