Sarcopenia and its components in adult renal transplant recipients: prevalence and association with body adiposity.

This study suggests that: adult RTR sarcopenia prevalence varies according to the diagnostic criteria; low muscle mass, low muscle function and low physical performance are common conditions; body adiposity association with sarcopenia depends on the criteria used to define this syndrome; and FNIH criteria detected higher adiposity in individuals with sarcopenia. PMID: 31551095 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31551095?dopt=Abstract

Source: The British Journal of Nutrition - September 24, 2019 Category: Nutrition Authors: Menna Barreto APM, Barreto Silva MI, da Silva Pontes KS, da Costa MS, de Carvalho Rosina KT, Souza E, Bregman R, Torres Klein MRS Tags: Br J Nutr Source Type: research