Population specificity affects prediction of appendicular lean tissues for diagnosed sarcopenia: a cross-sectional study.

CONCLUSION: anthropometric models for predicting ALST are valid alternatives for the diagnosis and monitoring of sarcopenia in older adults; however, population specificity affects predictive validity, with risks of false positive/negative misclassification.
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Source: Nutricion Hospitalaria - July 19, 2020 Category: Nutrition Authors: Venturini ACR, Abdalla PP, Santos APD, Alves TC, Carvalho ADS, Mota J, Marini JAG, Borges FG, Machado DRL Tags: Nutr Hosp Source Type: research