Analysis of the optimal psoas muscle mass index cut‐off values, as measured by computed tomography, for the diagnosis of loss of skeletal muscle mass in Japanese people
Hepatology Research2020Vol. 50(6), pp. 715–725
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Masatsugu Ohara, Goki Suda, Megumi Kimura, Osamu Maehara, Tomoe Shimazaki, Taku Shigesawa, Kazuharu Suzuki, Akihisa Nakamura, Naoki Kawagishi, Masato Nakai, Takuya Sho, Mitsuteru Natsuizaka, Kenichi Morikawa, Koji Ogawa, Tomoe Kobayashi, Minoru Uebayashi, Ryo Takagi, Isao Yokota, Tsuyoshi Shimamura, Naoya Sakamoto
Abstract
We propose the following PMI cut-off values: 3.74 cm2 /m2 for male individuals and 2.29 cm2 /m2 for female individuals. These cut-off values can facilitate accurate diagnosis and management of sarcopenia in patients with chronic liver disease.
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