The importance of ethnic-specific cut-offs of low muscle mass for survival prediction in oncology

While skeletal muscle index (SMI) is the most widely used indicator of low muscle mass (or sarcopenia) in oncology, optimal cut-offs (or definitions) to better predict survival are not standardized.

Source: Clinical Nutrition - November 27, 2023 Category: Nutrition Authors: Satoru Taguchi, Kotaro Sugawara, Wataru Gonoi, Shouhei Hanaoka, Shinichiro Shiomi, Kenjiro Kishitani, Yukari Uemura, Nobuhiko Akamatsu, Shohei Inui, Koji Tanaka, Koichi Yagi, Taketo Kawai, Tohru Nakagawa, Hiroshi Fukuhara, Osamu Abe, Yasuyuki Seto, M. Cri Tags: Original article Source Type: research