Abdominal computed tomography–assessed muscle quality and its prognostic value in patients with advanced chronic kidney disease initiating hemodialysis
The low SMD assessed by abdominal CT is independently associated with all-cause mortality in patients with advanced CKD initiating hemodialysis. In contrast to SMI, SMD showed a negative correlation with BMI, indicating that SMD might reflect dysfunctional sarcopenia better from perspective of the obesity paradox of CKD in this study population.
Authors
- Yunkyeong Hwang
- Yoon‐Kyung Chang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4193-2034)
- Yu Ah Hong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7856-4955)
- Hwajin Park
- Suyeon Han
Institutions
- The Catholic University of Korea Daejeon St. Mary's Hospital (KR)
- Catholic University of Korea (KR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-11-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0334929
- Primary Topic
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00