Objective: To validate calf circumference as a technology for assessing muscle mass in the
elderly. Method: Cross-sectional study with 132 elderly people from Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil …

Objetivo: Validar a circunferência da panturrilha como tecnologia de avaliação de massa
muscular em idosos. Método: Estudo transversal com 132 idosos de Goiânia, Goiás, Brasil …

Background & aims Cancer influences body composition, including a loss of muscle mass
(MM), associated with worse outcomes. The study aimed to evaluate the agreement …

Objective To assess the association between whole-body and calf impedance vectors and
muscle mass and strength in a group of elderly individuals. Material and methods We …

Aims and Objective: To validate calf circumference as a reliable clinical tool for measuring
muscle mass in postmenopausal women. Materials and Methods: A cross sectional study …

Summary Background & Aims Malnutrition in children and adolescents with cancer is a
common finding, which tends to worsen during antineoplastic treatment. Anthropometric …

RESUMO O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar a Circunferência da Panturrilha (CP) como
indicador de massa magra e seus fatores associados. Foram avaliados 151 idosos (≥ 60 …

Sarcopenia is defined as a generalized loss of muscle mass and function during an
agerelated process in older people. Dynapenia is the age-related decline of muscle strength …

Sarcopenia is an independent clinical condition recognized in 2016 by Tenth Revision of the
International Classification of Disease (ICD-10-CM), code M62. 84 (Cao & Morley, 2016). It …

O estudo tem como objetivos identificar a incidência e os fatores de risco para sarcopenia
em idosos residentes de comunidade em três anos de seguimento, assim como, averiguar …