Mid-Arm Muscle and Subcutaneous Fat Associated with All-Cause Mortality Independent of BMI: A Prospective Cohort Study

CONCLUSIONS: Mid-arm muscle and subcutaneous fat were inversely associated with all-cause mortality, independent of BMI, beyond the elderly population. Mid-arm muscle and subcutaneous fat made comparable contributions to and had positive joint effects on all-cause mortality.PMID:34021531 | DOI:10.1002/oby.23179

Source: Obesity - May 22, 2021 Category: Eating Disorders & Weight Management Authors: Liyun He Na Yang Jialu Wang Jingyue Huang Wei Li Lingling Xu Fan Ping Yuxiu Li Huabing Zhang Source Type: research