Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.)HumansCross-Sectional StudiesMaleFemaleUltrasonography
Sex-specific ultrasound thresholds of rectus femoris assessment in disease-related malnutrition: A cross-sectional analysis.
Alfonso Vidal-Casariego, Silvia Cadahía-Lema, Nuria Palacios-Paíno, Gloria Lugo-Rodríguez, Teresa Martínez-Ramonde
Published: 202610.1016/j.nut.2025.112961
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: Disease-related malnutrition (DRM) frequently results in loss of muscle mass and function, increasing morbidity and mortality risk. Nutritional ultrasound is a promising, noninvasive tool for assessing muscle composition; however, sex-spe…
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