Appendicular Skeletal Muscle Mass Reference Values and the Peak Muscle Mass to Identify Sarcopenia among Iranian Healthy Population

Conclusions:Iranian reference values of SMI for both genders weresimilar to Asia Working Group for Sarcopenia recommendation and lower than the United States and European values. Further studies from different nations and the Middle East countries are needed to obtain reference values for populations, enabling the researchers for comparison and also more valid reports on sarcopenia prevalence.Keywords:Iran, peak muscle mass, reference values, sarcopenia
Source: International Journal of Preventive Medicine - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research